The Golden Arrow (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by Mary Webb, G. K. Chesterton (Introduction)

Overview

In Webb’s first (1916) novel, the poor Shropshire youths Stephen and Deb search for a mythical arrow said to bind couples together—if they can find it on a Palm Sunday. But another local legend, the ill-omened Devil’s Rock, broods over the countryside, promising evil. The deep psychological portrayal of Stephen and Deb is noteworthy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411451568
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	05/10/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	308
Sales rank:	977,193
File size:	378 KB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Mary Webb (1881-1927), born Gladys Mary Meredith in Shropshire, England, wrote poetry and prose about her native countryside and the people who inhabited it. Her novels were rediscovered by readers in the late twentieth century, and are prized for their descriptions of nature and her characters’ psychological depth—they have also been made into films.