When Edward I was still a prince, young Richard de Montfort, his cousin, came into his power. He and his elder brothers had been forced by fate to take up arms against the king, and had become more lawless rebels. Simon de Montfort had stood for the people and the charter. After his death, this young Richard had lived among outlaws and peasants, still believing in his father's cause. His friendship renewed with Prince Edward, young Richard played a part in one of the most stirring epochs of English history. The mystery of the blind beggar, the excitement of the Crusade, the thrill of Richard's heroic combat to prove his own innocence, are all parts of a wonderful picture of the last days of the knights. Both boys and girls will enjoy it.

From the dust jacket of the Macmillan 1925 edition