Robert Louis Stevenson

The Black Arrow, A Tale of the Two Roses. (Annotated) Robert Louis Stevenson

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-The purpose of realizing this historical context is to approach the understanding of a historical epoch from the elements provided by the text. Hence the importance of placing the document in context. It is necessary to unravel what its author or authors have said, how it has been said, when, why and where, always relating it to its historical moment. The Black Arrow, A Tale of the Two Roses. by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is a historical novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1888. Its original title in English is The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses (The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses). Its first publication was in booklet format and under the pseudonym Captain George North. The story takes place during the War of the Two Roses, a civil war in which the House of Lancaster and the House of York faced each other for the throne of England. Richard Dick Shelton is the protagonist; the novel tells how he becomes a knight, rescues Joanna Sedley and obtains justice for the death of her father. Outlaws from the Tunstall Forest organized by Ellis Duckworth raise suspicions to Richard about the involvement of his guardian Sir Daniel Brackley in the murder of his father. This distrust of his guardian leads him to turn against him.