 "The Black Prince" is remarkable for the structure of its narrative, consisting of a central story bookended by forewords and post-scripts by characters within it.It largely consists of the description of a period in the later life of the main character, ageing London author Bradley Pearson, during which time he falls in love with the daughter of a friend and literary rival, Arnold Baffin.For years Bradley has had a tense but strong relationship with Arnold, regarding himself as having 'discovered' the younger writer.