![]() ![]() Those who read volumes and those who read story papers belong to different worlds. Phillips from his well-won priority but in the eyes of readers who thought less than nothing of Treasure Island, The Black Arrow was supposed to mark a clear advance. ![]() It was not without its reward at the time. THE BLACK ARROW A Tale of the Two Roses Stevenson, Robert Louis (R.L.) Published by Transworld (Scottie), GB, 1956 Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom Seller Rating: Contact seller First Edition Used - Softcover Condition: G+ £ 3.95 Convert currency £ 3. The tale was written years ago for a particular audience and (I may say) in rivalry with a particularĪuthor I think I should do well to name him-Mr. That others may display more constancy is still my hope. Occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read-and never will read. The Black Arrow tells the story of Richard (Dick) Shelton during the Wars of the Roses: how he becomes a knight, rescues his lady Joanna Sedley, and obtains. And now here is a volume that goes into the world and lacks your imprimatur: a strange thing in our joint lives and the reason of it stranger still! I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse The Black Arrow and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the No one but myself knows what I have suffered, nor what my books have gained, by your unsleeping watchfulness and admirable pertinacity. ![]()
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