Ransom for a Knight

A moment of danger! From a window high up in the loft Alys saw a single horseman approaching the manor gate. The man sat slumped in the saddle as though he was very tired and even as Alys watched his horse stumbled and he was thrown to the ground. Dazed by the fall, he tried to rise, only to be struck on the forehead by one of the horse’s hoofs. Before Alys could summon aid the strangers was lying injured on the grass…


Although she could not know it, the wounded knight was to bring Alys news of her father and brother—held prisoner by the Scots—and to lead her into one of the greatest adventures a ten-year-old girl could ever have had.



An absorbing story of adventure and hardships, set against the background of medieval England, brilliantly evoking the way of life in a country manor, city dwelling, convent, and meanest hovel. 


With this her first historic novel, Barbara Leonie Picard proved herself a writer of distinction in this field. She had already gained a notable reputation as an author of original fairy stories and for her retelling of traditional tales. 



“...a fine, authentic, historical tale, valuable for its picture of medieval times.”  

New York Herald Tribune.