The Princess and the Goblin - Softcover

MacDonald, George

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9781948696036: The Princess and the Goblin

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ISBN 10: 1948696037 ISBN 13: 9781948696036

Publisher: Tole Publishing, 2019

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Eight-year-old Princess Irene lives in a castle far from others in wild and mountainous territory. What she does not know is that goblins live under the mountain. Can she and her friend Curdie outwit them and protect the kingdom from their plots to overtake it?
In Tole's Version of this children's classic loved by all ages you get...
The unabridged story
Modern illustrations for the story (11 in total) and classic illustrations for “A Primer About Goblins” (3 in total)
“A Primer About Goblins”—a short history about the origin of goblins in folklore and myth

About the authorGeorge MacDonald (1824–1905) was a Scottish author and minister. His work as an author did not receive wide-spread acclaim until after his death although famous American writers contemporary to him recognized his talent. He was a major inspiration for many of the twentieth century’s significant writers, including J. R. R. Tolkien, G. K. Chesterton, Oswald Chambers, and C. S. Lewis among others. MacDonald was educated at Aberdeen and Highbury College. Although he only ministered for one church for about three years, he spent the remainder of his life lecturing, preaching, and writing.

"Most myths were made in prehistoric times, and, I suppose, not consciously made by individuals at all. But every now and then there occurs in the modern world a genius...who can make such a story. MacDonald is the greatest genius of this kind whom I know." --C. S. Lewis

"The magical, the fairy story...may be a vehicle of mystery. This is what George MacDonald attempted, achieving stories of power and beauty." --J.R.R. Tolkien

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