Outlaws in Tunstall Forest organised by Ellis Duckworth, whose weapon and calling card is a black arrow, cause Dick to suspect that his guardian Sir Daniel Brackley and his retainers are responsible for his father's murder. The Black Arrow tells the story of Richard (Dick) Shelton during the Wars of the Roses: how he becomes a knight, rescues his lady Joanna Sedley, and obtains justice for the murder of his father, Sir Harry Shelton. The Black Arrow consists of 79,926 words. He alludes to the time gap between the serialisation and the publication as one volume in 1888 in his preface 'Critic on the Hearth': 'The tale was written years ago for a particular audience.' The Paston Letters were Stevenson's main literary source for The Black Arrow. It was printed under the pseudonym Captain George North. 672 (Saturday, 20 October 1883) -Stevenson had finished writing it by the end of summer.

656 (Saturday, 30 June 1883) and ending in vol. It first appeared as a serial in 1883 with the subtitle 'A Tale of Tunstall Forest' beginning in Young Folks A Boys' and Girls' Paper of Instructive and Entertaining Literature, vol. It is both a historical adventure novel and a romance novel.

The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses is an 1888 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. Smithįor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses at Wikisource And the introduction of an outlaw with a penchant for putting black arrows into the bodies of the men who had wronged him affords Dick a worrying hint - that Sir Daniel might have been the man that had murdered Dick's father! - Summary by Mark F. Until he learns of the deception, Dick is unaware that the young lady is an heiress whom his guardian Sir Daniel had kidnapped. Circumstances cause him to fall in with a gentlemaiden in boy's disguise. Dick Shelton, a nobly-born lad, is on the cusp of manhood, and he is thrust bodily into this stew where allegiances shift under one's feet. In the unsettled years of England's War of the Roses, where a man stood on the issue of kingship could make his fortune. LibriVox recording of The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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