The Black Arrow

by Stevenson, Robert Louis

• ISBN13: 9780486418209
• ISBN10: 0486418200
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-11-09
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

Set in England during the Wars of the Roses, this swashbuckling historical novel tells of young man betrayed by his brutal guardian and forced to seek the help of a mysterious society. Brimming with action, adventure, suspense, and romance, it is a classic portrait of England during one of its most tumultuous eras.

Author Biography

Novelist, poet, and travel writer, Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) wrote captivating tales for readers of all ages, including Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 

Table of Contents

Prologue	p. 3
The Two Lads
At the Sign of the Sun in Kettley	p. 19
In the Fen	p. 27
The Fen Ferry	p. 33
A Greenwood Company	p. 40
"Bloody as the Hunter"	p. 47
To the Day's End	p. 55
The Hooded Face	p. 61
The Moat House
Dick Asks Questions	p. 70
The Two Oaths	p. 78
The Room over the Chapel	p. 85
The Passage	p. 91
How Dick Changed Sides	p. 96
My Lord Foxham
The House by the Shore	p. 105
A Skirmish in the Dark	p. 112
Saint Bride's Cross	p. 118
The Good Hope	p. 121
The Good Hope (continued)	p. 129
The Good Hope (concluded)	p. 135
The Disguise
The Den	p. 141
"In Mine Enemies' House"	p. 148
The Dead Spy	p. 156
In the Abbey Church	p. 163
Earl Risingham	p. 172
Arblaster Again	p. 176
Crookback
The Shrill Trumpet	p. 186
The Battle of Shoreby	p. 193
The Battle of Shoreby (concluded)	p. 199
The Sack of Shoreby	p. 203
Night in the Woods--Alicia Risingham	p. 212
Night in the Woods (concluded)--Dick and Joan	p. 219
Dick's Revenge	p. 228
Conclusion	p. 232
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