num_pages: 70
description: 
  "Morning and eveningMaids heard the goblins cry:“Come buy our orchard fruits,Come buy, come buy...
Experience the temptation, pleasure, punishment, and redemption of Christina Rossetti's brilliant poetic masterpiece. First published in 1862, the work is the phantasmagoric tale of two maidens seduced by lewd goblin men, and it provides a startling glimpse into the depths of the Victorian psyche. For children, the story offers a captivating adventure into a land of fantasy. For adults, it's a lyrical and sensual allegory of temptation, sacrifice, and salvation.
  Christina Rossetti
 (1830–1894) was one of the most important women poets writing in nineteenth-century England. She was born in London December 5, 1830, within a family of poets, artists, and critics. Today she is best remembered by her infamous poem 'Goblin Market' (1862), but also by 
  'Complete Poems'
 and 'Selected Poems of Christina Rossetti' (1970).
language: English
title: Goblin Market: A Tale of Two Sisters
titlecomplete: Goblin Market: A Tale of Two Sisters
genres: Literature, Classics, Gothic, Victorian, 19th Century, Fiction, Poetry, Fairy Tales, Short Stories, Fantasy
ratings_count: 14088
awards: awardedAt: 1546329600000
name: Geffen Award
category: Best Translated Fantasy Book
publisher: Chronicle Books Llc