Black Arrow

Black Arrow

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Black Arrow is a historical adventure novel set during the tumultuous War of the Roses in England. Dick Shelton, a young man of noble lineage, finds himself caught in a web of intrigue and danger. As he navigates the shifting alliances and perilous landscape, he encounters a mysterious maiden disguised as a boy. This maiden, a wealthy heiress, has been kidnapped by Dick's guardian, Sir Daniel. As Dick delves deeper into the mystery surrounding his father's death, he uncovers a trail of treachery and deceit, suspecting Sir Daniel might have been responsible for the tragic event. The story follows Dick's journey as he fights for justice, unravels the truth behind his father's demise, and navigates a complex web of relationships and loyalties.

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Stevenson's critical essays on literature contain "few sustained analyses of style of content". In "A Penny Plain and Two-pence Coloured" (1884) he suggests that his own approach owed much to the exag...

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1: 1-1 At the Sign of the Sun in Kettley
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2: 1-2 In the Fen
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3: 1-3 The Fen Ferry
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4: 1-4 A Greenwood Company
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5: 1-5 "Bloody as the Hunter"
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6: 1-6 To the Day's End
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7: 1-7 The Hooded Face
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8: 2-1 Dick Asks Questions
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9: 2-2 The Two Oaths
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10: 2-3 The Room Over the Chapel
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11: 2-4 The Passage
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12: 2-5 How Dick Changed Sides
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13: 3-1 The House by the Shore
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14: 3-2 A Skirmish in the Dark
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15: 3-3 St. Bride's Cross
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16: 3-4 The Good Hope
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17: 3-5 The Good Hope, continued
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18: 3-6 The Good Hope, concluded
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19: 4-1 The Den
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20: 4-2 "In Mine Enemies' House"
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21: 4-3 The Dead Spy
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22: 4-4 In the Abbey Church
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23: 4-5 Earl Risingham
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24: 4-6 Arblaster Again
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25: 5-1 The Shrill Trumpet
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26: 5-2 The Battle of Shoreby
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27: 5-3 The Battle of Shoreby, concluded
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28: 5-4 The Sack of Shoreby
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29: 5-5 Night in the Woods: Alicia Risingham
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30: 5-6 Night in the Woods (concluded: Dick and Joan
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31: 5-7 Dick's Revenge
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32: 5-8 Conclusion
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