The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses

By Robert Louis Stevenson

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Amidst a kingdom torn apart by war, a young man must choose between loyalty and justice when a mysterious figure's deadly arrows reveal a treacherous plot.

Genres

Culture/Civilization/Society History - General History - Warfare Fiction

Released

2010-06-23

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Summary

"The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a historical story that follows Richard Shelton through the Wars of the Roses. He is forced to choose between loyalty to his guardian and his desire for justice after his father's murder. Amidst battles and power struggles, Richard starts as someone with unwavering loyalty to his guardian, Sir Daniel Brackley, but soon finds that he no longer feels safe following the death of an old archer named Nick Appleyard, who gets killed by an arrow from John Amend-All. The story is filled with tension and betrayal as Richard grows up during the period of civil unrest.