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The Black Arrow

A Tale of the Two Roses

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The Black Arrow

By: Robert Louis Stevenson
Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
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In this swashbuckling novel set in 15th-century England, young Richard Shelton discovers that he has been betrayed by the guardian who raised him - a man involved in the murder of his father. Seventeen-year-old Richard joins the fellowship of the Black Arrow to avenge the death, rescue the woman he loves, and participate in the struggle between the Yorks and Lancasters in the War of the Roses.

Though history records two sides fighting for control of England, The Black Arrow presents a third side: the exploited commoners joined together by their black-arrow weaponry. To survive the war, Richard must rely on his cunning. Through adventures in castles, villages, forests, and aboard a ship, Richard outfoxes captors, bargains his way out of crises, and ultimately proves himself worthy of knighthood.

Public Domain (P)2012 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Action & Adventure Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Fiction Adventure

Critic Reviews

“The time is 15th-century England, and Richard Shelton, the young hero, overcomes one obstacle after another." ( School Library Journal)
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The reader was very pleasant to listen to and spoke clearly. The characterisation was well done.

Great story telling.

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