Caught in the midst of England's War of the Roses young Dick Shelton's loyalties are torn between a guardian who betrays him and the leader of the secret fellowship "The Black Arrow". the Houses of York and Lancaster are locked in a brutal struggle for England's crown and the fate of the kingdom is at stake. Shelton finds himself entangled in the conspiracy. In order to survive he must distinguish friend from foe and confront the tests of war shipwreck murder and forbidden love.
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94) was born in Edinburgh and studied engineering and law, before turning to writing full time. He wrote essays, travel literature, poetry, and fiction.
John Sutherland is the Lord Northcliffe Professor of Modern English Literature at University College London. He wrote the introduction to Chekhov's The Shooting Party for Penguin Classics.
Target Age: 18+
Penguin Classics
Pub Date: January 01, 2008
0.77" H x 7.83" L x 6.56" W
320 pages
paperback