Title: Pre-feminist relic
Product review: I remember this book, too, and only retroactively became horrified by it. The girl wanted to be a knight, but makes a complete mess of it. She finally concludes that (direct quote) "having a knight is better than being one." In other words, live through your husband rather than have a life of your own. The prince marries her because he wants "a girl with spirit", totally clueless to the fact that forcing her to give up her dream will turn her into a bitter housewife. This idea that it was OK for women to have careers, as long as they give them up once they get married is a very common theme in 50s popular culture. It should be read today only as a cautionary monstrosity.
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