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The black arrow

Robert Louis Stevenson

1888184 pagesabout 3–4 hours
1888
first published
  • 1953Collins · 384 pages · ENGISBN 9780004216379
  • 1959Blackie · 184 pages · ENGISBN 9780216879331
  • 1987Scribner · 328 pages · ENGISBN 9780684188775
  • 1990Young Readers' Classics · 281 pages · ENGISBN 9781855345096
  • 2004Thorndike Press · 439 pages · ENGISBN 9780786269433
  • 2007BiblioBazaar · 270 pages · ENGISBN 9781434647306
  • 2007Penguin Classics · 320 pages · ENGISBN 9780141441399
  • 2002IndyPublish.com · 252 pages · ENGISBN 9781588278500

Richard Shelton is a young knight during the Wars of the Roses. We see him ascend and rescue his lady love. He then seeks revenge against his father's murderer, but when the evidence points towards his guardian he is forced to go into hiding. He joins the band of outlaws known as the Black Arrow.

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How it reads

Plot intensityEventful
Character focusSingle lead

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent
Written forMiddle grade

When and where

ThemesWar

Content notes

  • Warmoderateunreviewed

Quotesnone available

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