Princess and the Goblin
Author: first_name: George
last_name: MacDonald
Language: English
Year: 1872

The Princess and the Goblin is an enthralling fantasy tale written by George MacDonald. Her nurse Lootie raises the princess Irene in a house on a mountain, it is here that she meets her mysterious great-great-grandmother, and her friend the minor boy Curdie. Things are peaceful for Irene until the hideous race of goblins that live beneath the mountain start planning something big…<br /><br />
Through his writing George MacDonald has influenced such writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. (