num_pages: 224
description: George MacDonald's second novel for children is widely regarded as both his best children's story and one of the finest fantasy tales ever written. The Princess Irene lives in a castle on a mountain with her nurse Lootie, while in caves beneath live a race of ugly goblins with heads as hard as stone. The lines are drawn for a fantastic confrontation between the Princess, her great-great-grandmother and her intrepid friend Curdie on the one side, and the gnome-like goblins on the other. It is a thrilling battle of wits which must prove fatal... for someone.Tolkien took his inspiration for The Hobbit from his early love of George MacDonald's timeless tale.
language: English
title: The Princess And The Goblin
titlecomplete: The Princess And The Goblin
characters: Lootie the nursemaid, Prince Harelip, Princess Irene, Goblin Queen, Curdie Peterson
genres: Fiction, Adventure, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Christian, Classics, Childrens, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Audiobook
ratings_count: 35539
series: Princess Irene and Curdie
publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd