Project Gutenberg 2012-04-06 Public domain in the USA. 228 Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows) 1863 1931 Johnston, Annie Fellows Fellows, Annie Bauer, E. B. The Jester's Sword How Aldebaran, the King's Son Wore the Sheathed Sword of Conquest Produced by David Edwards, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Jester's Sword" by Annie Fellows Johnston is a captivating novel published in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of courage, destiny, and personal transformation through the fantastical tale of Aldebaran, a prince destined for greatness, who becomes a jester after a tragedy alters his life. The story weaves together elements of adventure and introspection, illustrating the contrast between external achievements and internal struggles. The narrative follows Aldebaran as he is born under auspicious stars, destined to wield a legendary sword and achieve great feats. However, after a devastating accident leaves him crippled, he feels stripped of his purpose and identity. In a twist of fate, he meets a jester who helps him understand that true courage lies not in outward glory but in enduring hardship and providing joy to others. Aldebaran ultimately adopts the jester's role, embracing his new identity while reflecting the light of hope and cheer to those around him. As he learns to navigate his changed reality, the story culminates in a profound realization of inner strength and dignity, challenging the traditional notions of heroism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39385/39385-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fairy tales Princes -- Juvenile fiction Courage -- Juvenile fiction Swords -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Adventure Category: Novels 66683 2025-06-16T05:57:14.385350 text/html 64086 2012-04-05T19:12:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 277179 2012-04-05T19:12:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 288582 2025-06-16T05:57:17.373358 application/epub+zip 286590 2025-06-16T05:57:15.284314 application/epub+zip 194307 2025-06-16T05:57:14.832377 application/epub+zip 398152 2025-06-16T05:57:19.004377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207427 2025-06-16T05:57:16.889332 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115788 2022-09-18T05:39:07.143682 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 51352 2025-06-16T05:57:14.174319 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51255 2012-04-05T19:12:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 20373 2012-04-05T19:12:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 51246 2012-04-05T19:12:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20350 2012-04-05T19:12:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21681 2025-06-16T05:57:19.164345 application/rdf+xml 21970 2025-06-16T05:57:14.909315 image/jpeg 3373 2025-06-16T05:57:14.871319 image/jpeg 278028 2025-06-16T05:57:14.409315 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia