The Black Arrow (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
- First Published: 1888
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Adventure
- Time of Work: Fifteenth century
- Setting: England
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction, Adventure
- Subjects: History, Love or romance, Murder or homicide, Mistaken or secret identity, Betrayal, Social life, England or English people, War, Fifteenth century, Adventure, Outlaws, Battles, Wars of the Roses
- Locales: England
Characters Discussed
Sir Daniel Brackley, a villainous knight who fights on both sides during the fifteenth century Wars of the Roses. He adds to his own lands by becoming the guardian of children orphaned by war. He is killed by Ellis Duckworth.
Richard Shelton, called Dick, the orphaned son of Sir Harry Shelton of the Moat House estates. Sir Daniel is suspected of murdering Sir Harry in order to become the boy’s guardian. After many difficulties, Dick marries Joanna Sedley.
Joanna Sedley, the orphaned heiress of Kettley, intended by Sir Daniel as a wife for...
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