The Black Arrow

The War of the Roses rages on in 15th-century England. The young knight Richard Shelton seeks revenge for his murdered father and soon comes to suspect his own guardian, Sir Daniel Brackley. When he meets Joanna Sedley, who is also a victim of Brackley's secret ambitions, he becomes involved with a rebel group called The Black Arrow. Soon, Shelton finds himself in the midst of the conflict between the warring houses of York and Lancaster. The Black Arrow is a classic adventure novel filled with suspense and romance, while also providing a captivating portrayal of England during a tumultuous historical period. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON [1850–1894] was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. He is among the 30 most translated authors of all time and has been praised by Marcel Proust, Jorge Luis Borges, Vladimir Nabokov, Ernest Hemingway, and Bertolt Brecht. Treasure Island is his most famous work, along with the gothic sci-fi novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde.