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The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald, Jessie Willcox Smith (Paperback / softback, 2014)

The Princess and the Goblin is a children's fantasy vel by George MacDonald. It was published in 1872 by Strahan & Co. Eight-year-old Princess Irene lives a lonely life in a castle in a wild, desolate, mountaius kingdom, with only her nursemaid, Lootie for company. Her father the king is rmally absent attending to affairs of state, and her mother is dead. Irene has never kwn about the existence of the goblins which lurk in the underground mines but her nursemaid Lootie does kw about them. These goblins are grotesque and hideous beings, who centuries ago were human, but due to various reasons, they were driven underground and became malformed and distorted by their new lifestyle. This caused them to despise the humans above the ground and vow revenge against them. One rainy day the princess is confined to her nursery in boredem and runs upstairs to explore parts of the castle she has never seen. She finds a room at the top of the castle where sits a beautiful old lady, with silver hair but smooth and youthful skin. This lady tells Irene she is her great-great-grandmother. Nobody kws that she lives up there. The great-great-grandmother shows Irene her many pigeons, that live on the castle roof, and whose eggs she eats as her only food source. Then she shows Irene the way back downstairs, kwing her nursemaid will be worried about her.

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Black & White Illustrations
Author Biography
George MacDonald, was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. His writings have been cited as a major literary influence by many notable authors including W. H. Auden, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, E. Nesbit and Madeleine L'Engle.
Date of Publication
07/02/2014
Country of Publication
United States

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