The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses

The Black Arrow, adapted to about A2

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)

Approximate level
A2
Language
English

The same story in simpler words and shorter sentences. Lingo7 makes it with AI from this public domain text, page by page as you read, so details can differ from the original.

About the original book

Set during the Wars of the Roses, Robert Louis Stevenson’s historical adventure follows a young boy caught among knights, soldiers, and political struggles in fifteenth-century England. The opening introduces Sir Daniel, a powerful landowner who uses money, influence, and force to control disputed property and its tenants. The prose is lively but sometimes demanding, with long, carefully shaped sentences and older words for law, rank, clothing, and daily life. Themes include power, loyalty, injustice, and a young person’s growth.

Text from Project Gutenberg, public domain.