The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses (Scribner's Illustrated Classics)

Robert Louis Stevenson

ISBN 10: 0684188775 / ISBN 13: 9780684188775

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons November 1987, 1987

About this Item

First edition by number code. Boards have shelf wear.

Seller Inventory # 290725

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses (Scribner's Illustrated Classics)
• Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons November 1987
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0684188775
• ISBN 13: 9780684188775
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Wyeth, N.C.
• Edition: First Edition.
• Printing: First Edition
• Condition: Collectible-Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Classic

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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.