num_pages: 207
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Princess and the Goblin
titlecomplete: The Princess and the Goblin (Puffin Classics)
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: 35533
series: Princess Irene and Curdie
publisher: Puffin