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"The Princess and the Goblin is a children's fantasy novel by George MacDonald. It was published in 1872 by Strahan & Co.Anne Thaxter Eaton writes in A Critical History of Children's Literature that The Princess and the Goblin and its sequel ""quietly suggest in every incident ideas of courage and honor.""[1] Jeffrey Holdaway, in the New Zealand Art Monthly, said that both books start out as ""normal fairytales but slowly become stranger"", and that they contain layers of symbolism similar to that of Lewis Carroll's work"

"The Princess and the Goblin is a children's fantasy novel by George MacDonald. It was published in 1872 by Strahan & Co.Anne Thaxter Eaton writes in A Critical History of Children's Literature that The Princess and the Goblin and its sequel ""quietly suggest in every incident ideas of courage and honor.""[1] Jeffrey Holdaway, in the New Zealand Art Monthly, said that both books start out as ""normal fairytales but slowly become stranger"", and that they contain layers of symbolism similar to that of Lewis Carroll's work"

"The Princess and the Goblin is a children's fantasy novel by George MacDonald. It was published in 1872 by Strahan & Co.Anne Thaxter Eaton writes in A Critical History of Children's Literature that The Princess and the Goblin and its sequel ""quietly suggest in every incident ideas of courage and honor.""[1] Jeffrey Holdaway, in the New Zealand Art Monthly, said that both books start out as ""normal fairytales but slowly become stranger"", and that they contain layers of symbolism similar to that of Lewis Carroll's work"

When Princess Irene and her nursemaid stay out too late one night and are chased home by goblins, a young miner boy called Curdie comes to their rescue. So begins a fantastic adventure in which Irene and Curdie must try to stop a goblin invasion, helped by Irene's mysterious great-great-grandmother. This much-loved tale was a personal favourite of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. This edition includes the sequel, The Princess and Curdie.

THE CLASSIC FANTASY NOVEL THAT INSPIRED THE LORD OF THE RINGS and THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, NOW FEATURING PLAYFUL ILLUSTRATIONS BY JAPANESE MANGA ARTIST OKAMA!In a lonely mountain kingdom, eight-year-old Princess Irene explores the labyrinthine halls of her father’s castle, where secrets abound. Who is the beautiful, silver-haired woman whom Irene discovers alone in the castle tower? And what lurks in the tunnels beneath the castle? After being attacked by fanged creatures and rescued just in time by Curdie, a courageous miner boy, Irene learns about a race of vengeful goblins. Along with her newfound friend, and some magical assistance, Irene must figure out a way to thwart the goblins’ plot and save her father’s kingdom!Contains all-new color & black-and-white illustrations!

One of the most successful and beloved of Victorian fairy tales, George Macdonald’s The Princess and the Goblin tells the story of young Princess Irene and her friend Curdie, who must outwit the threatening goblins who live in caves beneath her mountain home. Macdonald’s pioneering use of fanstasy as a literary medium had a great influence on Lewis Carroll, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Madeleine L’Engle, all great admirers of his work, which has remained popular to this day. "I write, not for children," he wrote, "but for the child-like, whether they be of five, or fifty, or seventy-five."This edition includes illustrations by Arthur Hughes.

Eight-year-old Princess Irene lives in a castle far from others in wild and mountainous territory. What she does not know is that goblins live under the mountain. Can she and her friend Curdie outwit them and protect the kingdom from their plots to overtake it?In Tole's Version of this children's classic loved by all ages you get...The unabridged storyModern illustrations for the story (11 in total) and classic illustrations for “A Primer About Goblins” (3 in total) “A Primer About Goblins”—a short history about the origin of goblins in folklore and myth About the authorGeorge MacDonald (1824–1905) was a Scottish author and minister. His work as an author did not receive wide-spread acclaim until after his death although famous American writers contemporary to him recognized his talent. He was a major inspiration for many of the twentieth century’s significant writers, including J. R. R. Tolkien, G. K. Chesterton, Oswald Chambers, and C. S. Lewis among others. MacDonald was educated at Aberdeen and Highbury College. Although he only ministered for one church for about three years, he spent the remainder of his life lecturing, preaching, and writing."Most myths were made in prehistoric times, and, I suppose, not consciously made by individuals at all. But every now and then there occurs in the modern world a genius...who can make such a story. MacDonald is the greatest genius of this kind whom I know." --C. S. Lewis"The magical, the fairy story...may be a vehicle of mystery. This is what George MacDonald attempted, achieving stories of power and beauty." --J.R.R. Tolkien

With only her nurse, Lootie, for company, Princess Irene leads a lonely and sheltered life in her mountainous kingdom. She is unaware that goblins live in the underground mines, or that they are planning a war against those who live above the ground. With her new, plucky friend Curdie and the help of her otherworldly great-great-grandmother, Princess Irene hatches a plan to defeat the goblins and save her kingdom. Published in 1872, George MacDonald’s The Princess and the Goblin has been translated into numerous languages and has been adapted for film and television, most notably as part of the popular Fractured Fairy Tales series in the 1960s. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

The Princess and the Goblin is a children's fantasy novel by George MacDonald. It was published in 1872 by Strahan & Co. Eight-year-old Princess Irene lives a lonely life in a castle in a wild, desolate, mountainous kingdom, with only her nursemaid, Lootie, for company. Her father, the king, is normally absent, and her mother is dead. Unknown to her, the nearby mines are inhabited by a race of goblins, long banished from the kingdom and now anxious to take revenge on their human neighbors.

From the influential Scottish novelist George MacDonald comes The Princess and the Goblin, a children’s fantasy filled with courage and inner strength. MacDonald, a Christian minister, began publishing his work in 1863. His goal was to take children’s fantasy stories and turn them into faith-based lessons that children would enjoy reading. He is regarded as the founding father of the fantasy genre we know today, but also as a prominent literary figure who has inspired many other famous authors, such as C. S. Lewis, G. K. Chesterton, and Mark Twain.The Princess and the Goblin features a young motherless princess whose father, the king, is away most of the time, leaving her to live alone in the castle. Her only friend is her nursemaid, Lootie. One day, as she is exploring the castle, Princess Irene finds a beautiful lady who asks Irene to call her great-great-grandmother. After this, Irene begins to grow more curious about life outside the castle. She persuades Lootie into playing outside, but when the sun goes down, they are attacked and chased by goblins. Curdie, a young miner boy, rescues them, and soon becomes Irene’s only real friend. With the magic that her great-great-grandmother bestows onto her and the befriending of Curdie, who knows of the goblins’ evil plans, Irene is whisked away into an adventure like she’s never had before.The Princess and the Goblin is filled with effortless symbolism, classic fantasy elements, and a beautiful story that will inspire both children and adults to bring more faith into their lives.

As editor of the magazine Good Words for the Young, MacDonald had a ready audience for “fairy tale” and “children’s” stories, and produced some of his most famous titles during this period of his writing life. The third of his stories for the magazine, The Princess and the Goblin, published in 1872, is universally acclaimed as MacDonald’s best pure fairy tale, and has been enchanting readers for well over a century. This story of princess Irene, her mysterious ageless namesake “grandmother,” and miner’s son Curdie surely provided inspiration for C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia. G.K. Chesterton wrote of it in 1924, “I…can really testify to a book that has made a difference to my whole existence, which has helped me to see…a vision of things…so real….Of all the stories I have read…it remains the most real, the most realistic, in the exact sense of the phrase the most like life. It is called The Princess and the Goblin, and it is by George MacDonald.” This edition for The Cullen Collection is unedited in any way.