The Jester
By
Leslie Moore
Author of “The Peacock Feather”
12o. $1.35 net
A mediæval story in which romance, magic, and a woman’s fascination are blended effectively. The reader is introduced to Peregrine, son of Nichol the Jester, who, after the death of his father, succeeds to the motley. Nichol on his deathbed unfolds the theory of the Jester’s life. He has been a jester on the surface, but a man inside, and counsels Peregrine to remember that. The Lady Isabel, vain and greedy of power, seeks to ensnare Peregrine. Isabel, who has had dealings with a witch, casts her spell upon Peregrine and provokes him to a jealous brawl, in consequence of which he is dismissed in disgrace. He spends some time in the castle of a mediæval Circe; then, seeing the ideal woman in a dream, he begins the quest of her, a quest which, after many adventures and interesting happenings, results in fulfillment.
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