The princess and the goblin

165 pages

English language

Published Jan. 5, 1999 by Dover Publications.

ISBN:
978-0-486-40787-6
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OCLC Number:
41039810

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4 stars (1 review)

A little princess is protected by her friend Curdie from the goblin miners who live beneath the castle.

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A rollicking children's fantasy novel written in 1872, The Princess & The Goblin by George MacDonald is fantastic! I do remember that my parents read me this book when I was a child, but since I could not remember anything else about the story – and was recently amazed by Phantastes – I decided to make this my favorite author read for August. Since it is also extremely short, I finished listening to it over the course of one long walk. The version I listened to I downloaded off of Overdrive, and was excellent, but both free versions on librivox sound very well done as well.

If you couldn't tell already, I really loved this book. Which was an interesting contrast to my recent experience listening to Around The World in 80 days, that while three-star, left a lot to be desired from an adult reader's perspective. Beyond pure personal …

Subjects

  • Fairy tales