The Black Arrow

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Overview

Set in England during the Wars of the Roses, this swashbuckling historical novel tells of a young man betrayed by his brutal guardian and forced to seek the help of a mysterious society.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486111506
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	03/28/2012
Series:	Dover Children's Evergreen Classics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	722 KB
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

The real life adventures of author Robert Louis Stevenson rival those of his famous fictional characters. Born into a strictly religious, middle—class Edinburgh family, he later rebelled and refused to follow his father into the lighthouse construction business, opting instead for a literary career and marriage to Fanny, the love of his life and a crack—shot American divorcee. His travels took him to France, America and the South Pacific. Stevenson was an atheist and free spirit — in Samoa, where he died — and he fought in a civil war for independence. In 1886, the blockbuster novel Kidnapped was published — a dramatic adventure of abduction and life on the run in the wilds of Scotland. Stevenson died in 1894, just 44 years old. The Samoan natives, who were devoted to Stevenson, cut a track through the jungle to create a resting place for him on top of the mountain above his beloved Vailima estate.

Arnold Hicks (1888—1970) contributed several comic adaptions to the Classics Illustrated Series for Gilberton. He was also an illustrator of children's books and painter.

Date of Birth:

November 13, 1850

Date of Death:

December 3, 1894

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Vailima, Samoa

Education:

Edinburgh University, 1875

Table of Contents

Set in England during the fifteenth-century Wars of the Roses, this swashbuckling historical novel by the author of Treasure Island and Kidnapped tells the story of young Dick Shelton. Betrayed by his treacherous and brutal guardian, Sir Daniel Brackley, Dick seeks the help of John Amend-All, leader of the mysterious fellowship of the Black Arrow—and Brackley's sworn enemy. Pitted against fierce fighters, a treacherous priest, and Sir Daniel, Dick seeks to become a knight and rescue his true love.
Brimming with adventure, suspense, and romance, this thrilling tale presents a classic portrait of England during one of its most tumultuous eras, as Dick is pulled by his loyalties to the houses of both York and Lancaster. He must make a crucial choice, for his fate and the fate of England hang in the balance.