In the wild country between England and Scotland, beside a half-ruined castle, lives Shanty, a blacksmith whose plain piety makes him an oracle to his neighbours. A child carried off by gypsies, a disputed inheritance and the shifting fortunes of the castle’s family draw him into a moral tale set in the eighteenth century.
An evangelical story by a prolific writer for children; its portrayals of gypsies and Jews carry the prejudices of its day. Download the free EPUB.