Both Sides the Border

By G. A. Henty

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Conduct of life, Wales, fiction, History, Adventure stories, Juvenile fiction, Voyages and travels, Fiction, Battles, Knights and knighthood, War stories, Monks, Prisoners, Children's fiction, Courage, Kings and rulers, Determination (Personality trait), Fiction, historical, general, Young Adult Fiction, Castles, Courtship, England, fiction, Welsh Borders (England and Wales), Youth

Description: Henry IV has seized the throne, and young Oswald Forester, fed up with the border wars that threaten his daily existence, has joined in supporting the king. As a squire, Forester faces danger on all sides and must use both brains and body to stay alive. He leads an army of Welshmen in the fight for autonomy, and comes to question his own allegiance to the king.