Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
Cover of The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses
Project Gutenberg Library B1C1

The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses

The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses by Robert Louis Stevenson is available here as the complete text, split into 920 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Robert Louis Stevenson33 chapters

The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses by Robert Louis Stevenson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #848.

33 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
Open Chapter I

Academic course · 33 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 907 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II At the Sign of the Sun in Kettley 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III In the Fen 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Fen Ferry 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V A Greenwood Company 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI "Bloody as the Hunter" 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII To the Day's End 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The Hooded Face 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Dick Asks Questions 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Two Oaths 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Room Over the Chapel 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Passage 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII How Dick Changed Sides 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The House by the Shore 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV A Skirmish in the Dark 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI St. Bride's Cross 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII The Good Hope 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII THE GOOD HOPE (continued) 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX THE GOOD HOPE (concluded) 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The Den 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI "In Mine Enemies' House" 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII The Dead Spy 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII In the Abbey Church 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Earl Risingham 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Arblaster Again 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI The Shrill Trumpet 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII The Battle of Shoreby 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII THE BATTLE OF SHOREBY (Concluded) 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX The Sack of Shoreby 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Night in the Woods: Alicia Risingham 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI NIGHT IN THE WOODS (concluded): DICK AND JOAN 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Dick's Revenge 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII Conclusion 10 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses by Robert Louis Stevenson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #848, divided into 33 chapters and 920 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

Where can I read The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses in full?

The complete text of The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #848 and divided into 920 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses by Robert Louis Stevenson, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #848, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4596 sentences across 33 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.

How is The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses divided for reading?

The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses is presented in 33 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 920 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 33 chapters.

Can I hear The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.

Questions about reading The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses

Common questions about reading The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses by Robert Louis Stevenson on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses?

Yes. All 4596 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #848 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #848, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses take to read?

About 383 minutes of reading across 920 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses section by section

How to work through The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 33 chapters of The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Myself
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Knows
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Suffered
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Books
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.