The Black Arrow; a Tale of Two Roses: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Black Arrow; a Tale of Two Roses, credited to Robert Louis Stevenson, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

Librivox recording of The Black Arrow; a Tale of Two Roses by Robert Louis Stevenson read by Jeremy Pavier and Esther. 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 justice for the murder of his father, Sir Harry Shelton. Outlaws in Tunstall Forest organized by Ellis Duckworth, whose weapon and calling card is a black arrow, cause Dick to suspect that his guardian Sir Daniel Brackley and his retainers are responsible for his father’s murder. Dick’s suspicions are enough to turn Sir Daniel against him, so he has no recourse but to escape from Sir Daniel and join the outlaws of the Black Arrow against him. This struggle sweeps him up into the greater conflict surrounding them all. The story of the Wars of the Roses is told in miniature by The Black Arrow. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Black Arrow; a Tale of Two Roses
• Author credits: Robert Louis Stevenson
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 33
• Listed recording duration: 8:13:24

Catalogue topics

• children's
• adventure

Opening tracks: first 24 of 33

1. 0-01 Prologue - John Amend-All — 34:07
2. 1-01 At the Sign of the Sun in Kettley — 16:18
3. 1-02 In the Fen — 11:05
4. 1-03 The Fen Ferry — 14:15
5. 1-04 A Greenwood Company — 15:32
6. 1-05 'Bloody as the Hunter' — 16:25
7. 1-06 To the Day's End — 13:46
8. 1-07 The Hooded Face — 17:22
9. 2-01 Dick Asks Questions — 16:17
10. 2-02 The Two Oaths — 14:53
11. 2-03 The Room Over The Chapel — 12:35
12. 2-04 The Passage — 9:39
13. 2-05 How Dick Changed Sides — 16:03
14. 3-01 The House by the Shore — 15:30
15. 3-02 A Skirmish in the Dark — 13:24
16. 3-03 St. Bride's Cross — 6:55
17. 3-04 The 'Good Hope' — 18:00
18. 3-05 The 'Good Hope' - continued — 12:40
19. 3-06 The 'Good Hope' - concluded — 11:02
20. 4-01 The Den — 15:17
21. 4-02 'In Mine Enemies' House' — 19:27
22. 4-03 The Dead Spy — 15:48
23. 4-04 In the Abbey Church — 20:03
24. 4-05 Earl Risingham — 7:21

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