The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses is an 1888 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is both a historical adventure novel and a romance novel. It first appeared as a serial in 1883 with the subtitle "A Tale of Tunstall Forest" beginning in Young Folks; A Boys and Girls Paper of Instructive and Entertaining Literature, vol. XXII, no. 656 (Saturday, 30 June 1883) and ending in vol. XXIII, no. 672 (Saturday, 20 October 1883) Stevenson had finished writing it by the end of summer.It was printed under the pseudonym Captain George North. He alludes to the time gap between the serialisation and the publication as one volume in 1888 in his preface "Critic [parodying Dickenss Cricket] on the Hearth": "The tale was written years ago for a particular audience..." The Paston Letters were Stevensons main literary source for The Black Arrow. The Black Arrow consists of 79,926 words.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 organised 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 fathers murder. Dicks 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 Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson is an 1889 novel by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, focusing upon the conflict between two brothers, Scottish noblemen whose family is torn apart by the Jacobite rising of 1745. He worked on the book in Tautira after his health was restored.The novel is presented as the memoir of one Ephraim Mackellar, steward of the Durrisdeer estate in Scotland. The novel opens in 1745, the year of the Jacobite rising. When Bonnie Prince Charlie raises the banner of the Stuarts, the Durie familythe Laird of Durrisdeer, his older son James Durie (the Master of Ballantrae) and his younger son Henry Duriedecide on a common strategy: one son will join the uprising while the other will join the loyalists.That way, whichever side wins, the familys noble status and estate will be preserved. Logically, the younger son should join the rebels, but the Master insists on being the rebel (a more exciting choice) and contemptuously accuses Henry of trying to usurp his place, comparing him to Jacob. The two sons agree to toss a coin to determine who goes. The Master wins and departs to join the Rising, while Henry remains in support of King George II.
El bien y el mal siempre han representado un conflicto para los seres humanos. Lo que algunos condenan como malo, para otros representa el resto, el gusto culposo, como le sucede al Dr. Jekyll, quien encuentra una atraccion seductora en el mal. Esta obra, ademas de retratar crudamente la hipocresia que prevalecia en la Inglaterra victoriana, nos muestra esa lucha interna por la disyuntiva de la bondad y la maldad que mantiene en vilo a muchos, y que nadie esta exento de sucumbir hacia la tentacion.
El joven Jim Hawkins ayuda en una posada regentada por sus padres. Un día se aloja en ella un viejo marino malhumorado que congenia con el muchacho y le hace partícipe de un gran secreto: un cofre de su propiedad que contiene el mapa de un tesoro oculto en una ignota isla. Sin embargo, no son los unicos que conocen la existencia del tesoro enterrado por el legendario capitan Flint.La Isla del Tesoro es una magistral novela de aventuras que ha formado a generaciones de lectores desde su primera publicacion a finales del siglo XIX.
El objetivo de esta colección es facilitar a los lectores más jóvenes (a partir de los diez años de edad) el acceso a los clásicos de aventuras. En este sentido destacan la sencillez del lenguaje empleado, la estructuracion en capitulos cortos, una presentacion de los personajes, un resumen argumental en forma de comic al principio del libro y al final de cada capitulo. Historias de Siempre son cuidadas adaptaciones de la obra original, respetando, eso si, el estilo de cada autor. Encuadernacion: Rustica.
This is an Elementary Level story in a series of ELT readers comprising a wide range of titles - some original and some simplified - from modern and classic novels, and designed to appeal to all age-groups, tastes and cultures. The books are divided into five levels: Starter Level, with about 300 basic words; Beginner Level (600 basic words); Elementary Level (1100); Intermediate Level (1600); and Upper Level (2200). Some of the titles are also available on cassette.
Robert Louis Stevenson, maestro indiscutible de historias ambientadas en el mar, recrea en Los traficantes de naufragios la vida turbulenta de los aventureros que buscan enriquecerse con negocios tan dudoso como la explotacion de los restos de un naufragio o el contrabando de opio.
Here is a tale which extends over many years and travels into many countries. By a peculiar fitness of circumstance the writer began, continued it, and concluded it among distant and diverse scenes. Above all, he was much upon the sea. The character and fortune of the fraternal enemies, the hall and shrubbery of Durrisdeer, the problem of Mackellars homespun and how to shape it for superior flights; these were his company on deck in many star-reflecting harbours, ran often in his mind at sea to the tune of slatting canvas, and were dismissed (something of the suddenest) on the approach of squalls. It is my hope that these surroundings of its manufacture may to some degree find favour for my story with seafarers and sea-lovers like yourselves.
Novela de aventuras escrita por Rober Louis Stevenson. Esta obra ha sido fuente de inspiración en el cine, en la televisión, literatura e incluso en videojuegos y comis.
