The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS

ISBN 10: 0684188775 / ISBN 13: 9780684188775

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1944

About this Item

Brown cloth, gilt. Pictorial dust jacket is price clipped and a little soiled near the top flap. Contains 14 plates of colour illustrations by Wyeth tipped in. Srevenson's classic tale of the Wars of the Roses. Size: Octavo.

Seller Inventory # 30225

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses
• Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
• Publication Date: 1944
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0684188775
• ISBN 13: 9780684188775
• Binding: Brown Cloth
• Illustrator: N. C. Wyeth
• Edition: First Thus.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book

About this title

Synopsis

In fifteenth-century England, when his father's murderer is revealed to be his guardian, seventeen-year-old Richard Shelton joins the fellowship of the Black Arrow in avenging the death, rescuing the woman he loves, and participating in the struggle between the Yorks and Lancasters in the War of the Roses.

From the Back Cover

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.