'The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses' is an 1888 novel by Scottish novelist and travel writer Robert Louis Stevenson. It is both a romantic novel and a historical adventure novel. This novel tells the story of Richard Shelton during the War of the Roses: how he becomes a knight, saves his lady Joanna Sedley and gets justice for the murder of his father, Sir Harry Shelton. This story is familiar. It is maiden hidden and prized. A young man taking a journey into adulthood and his discovery of truth. The Black Arrow, who handles it and is killing the young man's friends. It had narrow escapes, battles, and military scenes. Set in England during the 15th century Wars of the Roses, these wars were a chains of civil wars between the houses of Lancaster and York, who were fighting for the English throne. This book tells the story of young Dick Shelton, whose loyalties are torn between a guardian and the leader of the secret fellowship, 'The Black Arrow'. It is a portrait of a young man's journey to discover the heroism within himself. A bandit named Ellis Duckworth armed with a black arrow as his trademark weapon assures Dick that his own personal guardian, Sir Daniel Blackley, unfaithful. As a consequence, Dick helps a fellowship of outlaws called 'The Black Arrow' to beat Brackley and win back his lady.
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