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  <title><![CDATA[The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses by Robert Louis Stevenson. Published by MobileReference (mobi).]]></title>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;An arrow sang in the air, like a huge hornet; it struck old A-- between the shoulder-blades, and pierced him clean through, and he fell forward on his face among the cabbages.&quot;<br/><br/>&quot;And then, to the wonder of the lad, this beautiful and tall young lady made but one step of it, a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41014139">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It took me almost a month, but finally got through this one. Since I had so recently read a couple of books relating to the Wars of the Roses (<em>Knight Errant</em>, <em>Eleanor of Aquitaine</em> (well, that wasn't really Wars of the Roses, but it helped put me in the mood since it was a precursor to it all)), I fig...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38878576">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1965</read_at>
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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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  <read_at>Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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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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    <review id="60465518">
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  <read_at>Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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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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    <review id="75223468">
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  <read_at>Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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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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    <review id="45948582">
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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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    <review id="71874009">
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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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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    <review id="58835846">
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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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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  <read_at>Fri Apr 17 13:25:48 -0700 2009</read_at>
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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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    <review id="61029968">
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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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    <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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    <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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    <review id="67762672">
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    <body><![CDATA[I gave up on this book as I could not get into the spoken language.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Maybe I should have given this book 3 stars but I read it to both my sons and daughters when they were young kids. Some night we would all sit up and read this together huddled in one bedroom as a family as the kids listen glued to the story right where we left it the night before. Maybe as an adult...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27096795">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dick Shelton is my hero! %))]]></body>
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