The Black Arrow

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Summary: A superb adventure novel
Review: "The Black Arrow" is R. L. Stevenson at his best. With a smooth, proper style Stevenson creates complex, conflictive characters in an adventure full of emotion and thrills. For anyone who likes adventure, this novel is going to be one of his/her favorites because in this book Stevenson combines beauty with danger.

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Summary: A real swashbuckler...
Review: ...that buckles every swash imaginable. War, treachery, disguise, secret passages, shipwrecks, damsels in distress -- an amazing amount gets packed into this not-very-long book. Great fun, but the pseudo-fifteenth-century dialog ("Sirs, this knave arrow likes me not. But it importeth rather to take counsel.") will prove an unfortunate obstacle to the very readers who would otherwise enjoy the story most, the young.

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Summary: author is R.L.S
Review: Fear not! Inspite of the description the book really is by the original Robert Louis Stevenson, 1st published in 1888. The illustrations are top notch and the paper is low acid. Well worth the price if you like hardbacks.

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Summary: Family-read-aloud favorite
Review: Highly recommended!!! We read this book as a read aloud for our family reading time and our kids loved the story which has plenty of adventure and intrigue and also a good deal of humor. The story fits well for boys and girls, as one of the main characters and a significant secondary character are young women. Mom and Dad loved the story as well, but the kids definitely couldn't wait for the next reading time. The language is a bit dated, which at first challenges the readers (mom and dad) but it adds authenticity to the tale.

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Summary: Family-read-aloud favorite
Review: Highly recommended!!! We read this book as a read aloud for our family reading time and our kids loved the story which has plenty of adventure and intrigue and also a good deal of humor. The story fits well for boys and girls, as one of the main characters and a significant secondary character are young women. Mom and Dad loved the story as well, but the kids definitely couldn't wait for the next reading time. The language is a bit dated, which at first challenges the readers (mom and dad) but it adds authenticity to the tale.

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Summary: The book of mi childhood.
Review: I dont imagin mi chilhood without this book. After the "Winetou" that was the best book.

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Summary: Read
Review: I'm usually rather picky with what I read, so I was almost struck when I found myself getting into this book. I heartily enjoyes it, not only that but it's a great tale of valor and chivalry. It's very underrated and undertaken. I say read it, however, younger readers may find themselves a little confused with dialogue, and often time Stevenson managed to leave out vital details.

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Summary: Very good overall book, good job Robert!
Review: In my opinion it was a very good book. It was a little hard to get into but after I got into it, it took off in adventure and didn't stop until the very end! The characters are well developed, so it the plot. One of the best books I have read so far during my childhood! If you havent read it yet pick up a copy today!

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Summary: Black Arrow
Review: In this book you can read about knights, soldiers, action, treachery, and other things from the middle ages. I thought that it was a pretty good book, but I only got into it after a while. I had to read it for school, so I couldn't give up, but I was wary of the lack of "interesting-ness" when I first started. I would reccomend this book to you, but you should beware that you may not be interested for a while. If you are a person who doesn't like a book that takes a while, I would not reccomend this to you. But if you don't mind having to read something a while, I would reccomend this to you. (Sorry if I keep repeating myself.)

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Summary: A great Stevenson rouser, for historical adventure buffs.
Review: It's York versus Lancaster, but it's from the viewpoint of a young man, fated to avenge his father's death and find his true love against the backdrop of the bloody 15th century War of the Roses. Stevenson does a bang-up-job of developing his characters, and the atmosphere is palpable. Try keeping this one out of your hands.