The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
George MacDonald
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(, April 7, 2020)
A Classic Children's Fantasy Book that Inspired C.S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien!The Princess and the Goblin is a children's fantasy novel by George MacDonald. It was first 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 neighbours...A Must Read Classic for Lovers of the Fantasy Genre!