'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.
