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When I read this, I thought it had good, exciting episodes, but seemed strangely disjointed and unsatisfying. It was not until I found an unabridged copy that I understood why - large portions of the story are missing here! These are not dull or unimportant bits; but they are episodes where the hero behaves in a less than moral manner.
Certainly I can understand the motivation in censoring passages where the hero commits what would today be called war crimes - but which, however, were a normal p ...more
Certainly I can understand the motivation in censoring passages where the hero commits what would today be called war crimes - but which, however, were a normal p ...more
Sep 14, 2011
Laura
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With an introduction by Gary Hoppenstand. During the Wars of the Roses, young Richard Shelton serves under the opportunistic Sir Daniel. When Daniel and others are targeted by the outlaw gang the Black Arrow, Dick learns things about heroism, the mysterious circumstances of his father’s death, and love, eventually distinguishing himself as Sir Richard under the bold and devious Richard Crookback.
It’s an exciting historical yarn, certainly a “boy’s adventure story” in some ways, but, as the intro ...more
It’s an exciting historical yarn, certainly a “boy’s adventure story” in some ways, but, as the intro ...more
Sep 29, 2011
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