The Black Arrow (Annotated)

The Black Arrow is Robert Louis Stevenson's spirited historical romance set during the Wars of the Roses, where private vengeance and dynastic conflict intertwine. Following young Richard Shelton as he uncovers treachery, shifts allegiance, and pursues both justice and love, the novel combines chivalric adventure with moral ambiguity. Its brisk, pictorial prose, archaic coloring, and episodic stru...