Illustrations taken from The Black Arrow, novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
They cannot better die than for their natural lord
Now, mark me, mine host
They went forward as briskly as they durst on the uneven causeway
In the fork, like a mast-headed seaman, there stood a man in a green tabard, spying far and wide
Putting their mouths to the level of a starry pool, they drank their fill
A little before dawn, a spearman had come staggering to the moat side, pierced by three arrows
We must be in the dungeons
They were now fighting above the knees in the spume
The little cockle dipped into the swell
Holding his head forward like a hunting-dog upon the scent
First came the bride, a sorry sight, as pale as winter, clinging to Sir Daniel’s arm
There were seven or eight assailants
Follow that lad
Be at rest, the Black Arrow flieth nevermore
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Illustrations taken from The White Company, novel by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Renegade Monk
The Wrestling Match At The Pied Merlin
The Three Friends
The Fugitives
Sailing Of Yellow Cog
The Three Knights
Alleyne Fights on the Banks of the Garonne
Sir Nigel Sustains England’s Honor In The Lists
The Brushwood Folk and the Castle of Villefranche
The Murder of Squire Ford
The White Company
Alleyne’s Ride with a Message for the Prince
The Lovers
(12 – to be continued)
AMERICAN GALLERY - 20th Century 
As a kid I loved any book with Nowell Wyeth illustration in it. I didn’t know anything about art, so I never understood they were done by Wyeth, I just knew that style and love them. Unfortunately the stories never quite lived up to the magic of the illustrations. Thanks for the memories.
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