- First published
- 1900
- Pages
- 305Digital edition
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- 6 of 10
A little about the story
Duchess Joan of Hohenstein rules a cluster of small mountain states in Germany, and she can handle a sword as well as any of her soldiers. When she is promised in marriage to a prince she has never met, she decides to take matters into her own hands.
What follows is a swashbuckling romance of castles, embassies, battles and mistaken identities. S. R. Crockett writes with dash and humour, and Joan is a bold and memorable heroine.
Things You May Not Know About Joan of the Sword Hand
- By a popular Scottish novelist. The title page lists Crockett's other books, including The Raiders and The Lilac Sunbonnet.
- Opens at Castle Kernsberg, in the hall of the men-at-arms.
- Set in imaginary lands. Hohenstein, Plassenburg and Courtland are made-up German states.
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Part of Freebookia's children's classics collection, added November 2026.
