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    <body><![CDATA[Among many other things, that Stevenson wrote something besides<br/>'Treasure Island' and 'Kidnapped'.  Mostly, was my first steer to reading/learning British history, which led to British Empire history, which led to history of insular peoples, which led to......you get the idea.  I have four blac...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3196542">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Finally. I feel as if I've been reading this for years. Like 'The Master of Ballantrae,' (which I still haven't been able to get through) this book made me desire an interpreter. I don't speak Lancastrian English, and I would bet Stevenson didn't either, but his approximation of it is enough. Enough...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3978263">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I had never read this but had bought a couple for our library so I decided to give it a shot. It was exciting and a definite page turner. I had some concerns about the protagonist's choices but that all worked out.  The female character really bothered me. She showed great promise as a strong charac...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60465518">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I chose to read this particular book as a resource for finding/developing stories to share with youth.  I'm not sure if I walked away with any of that, but I enjoyed the book once I got adjusted to some of the old English dialogue and the many characters of disproportionate titles and names.  Good s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75223468">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I listened to this as an audio book. I enjoyed most of it but I did get tired of some of the romantic speeches. It is about young Dick Shelton during the York and Lancaster wars in England. Stevenson introduces lots of actual historical figures into the book as Shelton's fortunes take him back and f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45948582">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this adventure story by a writer of Victorian England writing about medeival England--two of my favorite eras.  Stevenson really does write all plot and action and no character-development.  Perhaps that is why his adventure books have traditionally been considered as children's lit...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71874009">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The Black Arrow]]>
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    <![CDATA[In this swashbuckling novel, by the author of Treasure Island, young Dick Shelton is left orphaned. So he seeks the help of the mysterious Black Arrow fellowship. Brimming with adventure and suspense, this is a portrait of England during the War of the Roses, when many, like Dick, were torn between their loyalties.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Rollicking adventure story, full of historical action &amp; excitement, but the characters are a bit lacking in personality: no Alan Breck here, and definitely no Long John Silver. Still, a very fun read. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My sons call this genre &quot;swish-buckling&quot; and it's a grand example of the type. Stevenson's characters are interesting and imperfect, making for an intriguing, but fast, read.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[An interesting story. Nothing much to review about it. Characters were Ok. <br/><br/>*(if you like reading books about Old England and &quot;Robin Hood&quot; you will enjoy this one as well)]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A really good story that is right up there with Treasure Island and Kidnapped.  The hard part for me with this book was when two characters engaged in conversation using Old English from that time period.  Had to re-read a few lines every now and then when the conversation grew lengthy.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Decent historical adventure, but not a great one. Lots of good ideas and adventure, but the characters all feel a bit flat.<br/>The lead boy and the leader of the Black arrow are the only ones with any spark of personality.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The Black Arrow]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of RLS's less well known books, but it is almost as good as Treasure Island and better than Kidnapped. ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[No one but myself knows what I have suffered, nor what my books have gained, by your unsleeping watchfulness and admirable pertinacity. 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 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.             That others may display more constancy is still my hope. The tale was written years ago for a particular audience and (I may say) in rivalry with a particular author; I think I should do well to name him, Mr. Alfred R. Phillips. It was not without its reward at the time. I could not, indeed, displace Mr. 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. Those who read volumes and those who read story papers belong to different worlds. The verdict on Treasure Island was reversed in the other court; I wonder, will it be the same with its successor?]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Our whole family enjoyed reading this book on some of those cold, wet, and windy, Corpus Christi winter nights, when all we wanted to do was hide in the heated house. It was alot of fun listening to my oldest brother read all the old English dialog in which the book is written, we found ourselves im...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14093409">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was afraid of the leper when I read this. Don't remember much else. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Quite good, if somewhat predictable for the modern reader.]]></body>
    
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