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As always with George MacDonald, everything here is more than meets the eye: this in fact is MacDonald's grace-filled vision of the world. Said to be one of J.R.R. Tolkien's childhood favorites, The Princess and the Goblin is the story of the young Princess Irene, her good friend Curdie--a minor's son--and Irene's mysterious and beautiful great great grandmother, who lives in a secret room at the top of the castle stairs. Filled with images of dungeons and goblins, mysterious fires, burning roses, and a thread so fine as to be invisible and yet--like prayer--strong enough to lead the Princess back home to her grandmother's arms, this is a story of Curdie's slow realization that sometimes, as the princess tells him, "you must believe without seeing." Simple enough for reading aloud to a child (as I've done myself more than once with my daughter), it's rich enough to repay endless delighted readings for the adult. --Doug Thorpe
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George MacDonald was a prolific writer who enjoyed enormous success with his books for both adults and children. Among his admirers were J.R.R Tolkien, Tennyson, Kingsley and C.S. Lewis.
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The Princess and the Goblin
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Airmont Publishing Co., Inc., 1967
ISBN 10: 0804901562
ISBN 13: 9780804901567
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Soft cover
Seller: Losaw Service, Lenox Dale, MA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Good. Mass market paperback, worn edges, crease. Pages have tanned margins, clean, no marks, tight binding. CL156. Seller Inventory # I334