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Title: The Black Arrow

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson

Narrator: Flo Gibson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-11-11

Publisher: Audio Book Contractors, Inc.

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Arrows fly, swords clash, and swashes buckle in this battle to the finish between the Yorks and the Lancastrians! Of course there is a romance that withstands many trials and ultimately... oh, but that would be giving it away!

Members Reviews:

The Black Arrow

I can't remember a story about Knights, I have enjoyed more than this. "Realistic" speech, and spelling. I think the book is free. Whispersync is only $2.99, which I highly recommend. Although I think we should all start writing Amazon that public domain classics, novels etc... Should be free for registered Amazon members and Whispersync for them should never cost more then $0.99.

Again this is easily one of the best stories of Knighthood I've ever read.,

A Good Book, But Not Annotated In This Edition

I am a total "Black Arrow" fan, so I loved the addition of the N.C. Wyeth illustrations, which enhance a true classic. The thing that disappointed me was the absence of any appreciable annotation in this edition. There IS Stevenson's footnotes about Richard Crookback being much younger than he is represented in the text (Richard Crookback was 8-9 years old at the time of the story: May, 1460-January, 1461). Outside of these original footnotes there is no other annotation outside the prefatory material at the beginning. I still have to give this item a "majority favorable" rating since I love it so much.

A Solid Adventure Novel

The Black Arrow was an enjoyable, fast-paced adventure novel. The protagonist was flawed in a way that made him believable and likable. Best of all, his flaws serve the reader as subtle cautionary tales against haste and violence while still providing a very entertaining read.

Written for adolescents, I expect that the novel's period-style language would be somewhat difficult for younger readers today although I do think that the lessons are valuable enough that young people should be encouraged to at least attempt what is otherwise a not very challenging read. The ending, the change in the protagonist's goals and his realizations about his own actions were very satisfying.

Additionally, I found the free Kindle edition to be adequate and free from distracting format errors or other issues.

A Fun Historical Adventure

I'm pretty sure my dad read this book to me while I was lying on what seemed like my death bed, during the summer before my freshman year in college. I had a serious case of mono and was flat on my back for about 6 weeks. Whatever, I have a vague recollection of having been read the book, so I wanted to give it another go.

I rather liked the book. It was entertaining and appeared to have some interesting bits of 15th-century British history intertwined.

Stevenson's "Tushery" Triumphant

Robert Louis Stevenson's classic first written in serial installments in 1883 takes one back to the 15th century gallantry embodied in his hero Sir Richard Shelton. Stevenson loved his characterization of Richard Crookback (Richard III), whose skeleton was recently found in England. Stevenson encapsulates the Wars of the Roses in this delightful novel, simple enough for the young to understand and enchanting enough for the mature to enjoy. I heartily recommend this to all.