The Fortunes of Garin

"The Fortunes of Garin" by Mary Johnston

Mary Johnston was an American novelist and women's rights advocate from Virginia. She was one of America's best-selling authors during her writing career. Garin de Castel-Noir is a young squire about to make a choice between chivalry and the church. When he rescues a shepherdess, he has to flee and decides to join the crusade, eventually becoming an honorable knight.