Princess and the Goblin (version 2)

by George MacDonald

32 chapters5h 11mEnglish1872

About this book

George MacDonald's fairy stories and fantasy have inspired a number of writers including C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien and of this popular fairy story, which as you might suspect concerns a little princess plotted against by a race of goblins, G.K. Chesterton said that it "made a difference to my whole existence." (Summary by Andy Minter)

Chapters (32)

1Why the Princess Has a Story About Her

344

2The Princess Loses Herself

326

3The Princess and--We Shall See Who

749

4What the Nurse Thought of It

445

5The Princess Lets Well Alone

311

6The Little Miner

1138

7The Mines

455

8The Goblins

871

9The Hall of the Goblin Palace

946

10Princess's King-Papa

544

11The Old Lady's Bedroom

975

12A Short Chapter About Curdie

279

13The Cobs' Creatures

472

14That Night Week

492

15Woven and then Spun

1081

16The Ring

257

17Springtime

331

18Curdie's Clue

958

19Goblin Counsels

589

20Irene's Clue

576

21The Escape

1188

22The Old Lady and Curdie

716

23Curdie and His Mother

950

24Irene Behaves Like a Princess

295

25Curdie Comes to Grief

553

26The Goblin-Miners

307

27The Goblins in the King's House

720

28Curdie's Guide

428

29Masonwork

295

30The King and the Kiss

353

31The Subterranean Waters

568

32The Last Chapter

159

Princess and the Goblin (version 2)

About this book

Chapters (32)

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