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Robert Louis Stevenson 3, books 5, followers. Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer, and a leading representative of English literature.

Most modernist writers dismissed him, however, because he was popular and did not write within their narrow definition of literature. It is only recently that critics have begun to look beyond Stevenson's popularity and allow him a place in the Western canon.

Search review text. Enjoyable historical fiction set during the Wars of the Roses featuring a merely moderately disfigured Richard of Gloucester that is, Richard III before he became infamous , ship stealing and crashing thereof assaults on fortified houses, minor battles, a sinister leper, sinister wall hangings and a sinister stolen inheritance. Ideal for impressionable children if you want to leave them with a life long suspicion of wall hangings.

Author 4 books followers. This was a reread for me, but my previous experience of the book was back in junior high school. A lot of it I consciously remembered; much of it I recalled once reminded, and some of it was like a new book to me. I'd wanted for some time to reread it, both so as to write a better-informed review and to see if my youthful liking for it held up under the scrutiny of an adult perspective and more experienced taste.

Obviously, it did! Some might say I'm too prodigal with five-star ratings; but based on my sincere enjoyment of it, I couldn't give it less. The Goodreads description is somewhat sensationalized; but the plot does indeed involve war, murder past and present , revenge, shipwreck, and love which, if not exactly "forbidden," certainly has a lot of obstacles.

It also involves derring-do, disguise and concealed identity, outlaws, secret passages and peepholes, elements of mystery, treachery and mortal danger. The whole mix is written in good Romantic style, with its frank appeal to emotional engagement from the reader. Since this is the kind of thing I can eat up with a spoon, its appeal to me isn't hard to understand.

But the adventure and romance elements aren't all it offers; there's genuine moral and psychological growth on the part of the main character. Stevenson's gift for adroit, lifelike characterizations is very much on display here. All of the major and many of the secondary characters are sketched with wonderful vividness and depth; and regardless of which side they're on, or whether they're "good" or "bad," they're genuinely nuanced. His portrayal of the two main female characters has won praise which I agree with even from one of the more negative reviewers of the book; and I'd say that the male characters are no less round and three-dimensional.

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I listened to the audio version read by Shelly Frasier. Frasier doesn't stand out with this book, though she isn't inherently bad, either, and I wouldn't avoid her in other productions. The Black Arrow is a solid book that has the misfortune to have been written by an author with other fantastic books that outshine it.

Mar 07, Olivia rated it really liked it Shelves: classics , historical-fiction. May 21, Hafsa Sabira rated it liked it. The Black Arrow is a romance and historical adventure novel which is based on the Wars of the Roses and tells the story of Richard Dick Shelton. The whole plot revolves around Richard becoming a true English hero from a mere ward of Sir Daniel, who is the real villain of the novel.

Through so many struggles, betrayals and near-death escapes, Richard gradually earns his rightful knight title, saves his lady Joanna who accompanies him the whole time disguised as a boy and avenges his father's br The Black Arrow is a romance and historical adventure novel which is based on the Wars of the Roses and tells the story of Richard Dick Shelton. Through so many struggles, betrayals and near-death escapes, Richard gradually earns his rightful knight title, saves his lady Joanna who accompanies him the whole time disguised as a boy and avenges his father's brutal death.

The novel with such alluring characters and storyline reminded me of the other literary writings in the similar era. However, those who are into these modern detective, thriller genre, may not enjoy this novel much as it totally gives a classic vibe with a rather biased narrative. I expected to like this a lot more. Stevenson thought The Black Arrow would earn even more acclaim than Treasure Island , but it doesn't come close.

The story itself is a slightly-out-of-kilter historical fiction set during the War of the Roses, but it strikes the reader more like a rip-off of Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe , published two generations earlier. Even Stevenson admitted that he fudged some historic facts for the sake of his plot. And the thinly disguised Robin Hood theme is thi 2. And the thinly disguised Robin Hood theme is thin soup. The whole celebrates the last glow of a chivalry which probably only existed in the minds of the Romantics.

The dialogue was awful. Stevenson tried to recreate fifteenth century English, which was probably quaint in his day. A hundred fifty years later, it's almost unreadable. One notable point was Stevenson's treatment of the female cast. At a time when women are rarely mentioned in adventure stories see Treasure Island , this story features two intelligent, active and heroic female characters.

Given their time and place, each is more realistic and sympathetic than many of the ridiculous female wonder women featured in modern adventure stories. If anything, the naive innocent of the tale is the male lead. An interesting, if not a good read. View all 4 comments.

May 30, HBalikov rated it really liked it. Stevenson has a gift for dramatic action and this "swashbuckler" novel would take little effort to make into a screenplay. It was a help to be reading this on a Kindle where the antiquarian English words could be easily defined, but there are several editions that are well-footnoted.

Stevenson puts his young protagonist in the middle of the War of the Roses and gives a sense of how turbulent a time that was with shifting alliances and villages obliged to show fealty to a new lord and pay rents Stevenson has a gift for dramatic action and this "swashbuckler" novel would take little effort to make into a screenplay. Stevenson puts his young protagonist in the middle of the War of the Roses and gives a sense of how turbulent a time that was with shifting alliances and villages obliged to show fealty to a new lord and pay rents at a moment's notice.

The romance is contrived but works. The picture of Richard "Crouchback" shows that Stevenson did extensive historical research before giving us this vivid picture of the times. Sep 12, Abigail Bok rated it did not like it. This book if it remains in print should be labeled with a parental advisory. The Black Arrow is a semi-historical tale set during the Wars of the Roses of fifteenth-century England. It takes place far from the main nodes of power and conflict, though a few of the power players appear in it.

The story focuses on a young man, Richard Shelton, an orphan living in the household of a minor knight in the shires, Sir Daniel Brackley, who is busy using all those around him including Dick Shelton to enh This book if it remains in print should be labeled with a parental advisory.

The story focuses on a young man, Richard Shelton, an orphan living in the household of a minor knight in the shires, Sir Daniel Brackley, who is busy using all those around him including Dick Shelton to enhance his own power and wealth.

These characters are thrown into a fast-paced plot of treason and double-dealing, lightly spiced with romance. This was one of my favorite books when I was a child, and now I am at a loss to understand what I saw in it. It is breathtakingly violent, with dozens of deaths by arrow and sword; over and over people are killed simply because they are inconvenient or vaguely suspicious; animals get even shorter shrift.

At the end the author makes a few half-hearted stabs at adding up the costs of war and ambition, but clearly all the pleasure of the story lies in the sneaking about and stabbing and shooting, not the lessons learned. The Wyeth illustrations in my edition are lovely, but not lovely enough to disguise the deep ugliness of the value system depicted. View all 5 comments. Aug 18, Marina rated it it was ok Shelves: classics , historical-fiction , uk.

While I see the point, I found this book only mildly entertaining, while Dumas' novel is a masterpiece, in my opinion. Maybe my expectations were too high.

Jan 02, Paul Clayton rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: Everybody. Dozens more words, not footnoted, will send you to your dictionary, or your OED, more likely. I loved the phrasing, the old archaic words, camping in the cold snow, the roaring fires. By the rood the cross , 'twas a tale to enchant o're many a night. The beginning was strange. Set in England during the War of the Roses, young Dick Shelton throws in his lot with a strange looking boy his age, a boy who would be 'well favored for a wench,' that is, good looking for a girl, but effeminate for a boy.

Earlier, Sir Daniel, Dick's warden, and the villain of the story, is sitting in an inn by the fire, plotting. Near him a 'young lad, apparently of twelve or thirteen,' sleeps in the straw.

Sir Daniel says to him this exchange confused the hell out of me , " I took you, indeed, roughly, as the time demanded; but from hencforth Ye shall be Mrs. Master John. Sit ye down, sweetheart, and eat.

Since ye force me to this sin, I will fast for my soul's interest. The book is genre, adventure fiction, but hyper-realistic, in my opinion. Most striking is the portrayal of an old world where cruelty is the norm.

This is the kind of realism you rarely find in novels.