The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses is an adventure, romance and historical novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. It first appeared as a serial in 1883 with the subtitle "A Tale of Tunstall Forest" be
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A crucial moment in the novel when Sir Oliver, Sir Daniel, and Dick Shelton are surprised by a black arrow in the Moat House refectory hall
Cover of the first Scribner Brothers' American edition of 1888
Title page of the first edition of 1888, US edition a few weeks before the UK edition
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Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for the novels Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Kidnapped and for the poet
The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses
…The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses is an adventure, romance and historical novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. It first appeared as a serial in 1883 with the subtitle "A Tale of Tunstall Forest" beginning in Young Folks; A Boys' and Girls' Paper of Instructive…
Stevenson in 1893
Daguerreotype portrait of Stevenson as a child
Stevenson's childhood home in Heriot Row
Stevenson at age 7