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The princess and the goblin / by George MacDonald ; illustrated by Arthur Hughes ; with an introduction by Jeanne DuPrau.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Looking Glass Library (Series) ; 2.Publication details: New York : Random House, c2010.Description: 259 p. : ill. ; 19 cmISBN:
  • 0375863389
  • 0375963383
  • 9780375863387
  • 9780375963384 (hardcover lib. bdg.)
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Contents:
Why the princess has a story about her -- The princess loses herself -- The princess and- we shall see who -- What the nurse thought of it -- The princess lets well alone -- The little miner -- The mines -- The Goblins -- The hall of the goblin palace -- The princess's King-Papa -- The old lady's bedroom -- A short chapter about Curdie -- The Cobs' creature -- That night week -- Woven and then spun -- The ring -- Springtime -- Curdie's clue -- Goblin councils -- Irene's clue -- The escape -- The old lady and Curdie -- Curdie and his mother -- Irene behaves like a princess -- Curdie comes to grief -- the goblin miners -- The goblins in the King's house -- Curdie's guide -- Masonwork -- The King and the kiss -- The subterranean waters -- The last chapter.
Summary: A little princess is protected by her friend Curdie and her newly-discovered great-great-grandmother from the goblin miners who live in caves beneath the royal castle.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Science Fiction/Fantasy MacDonal Geo 2 Available 33111006837344
Total holds: 0

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One of the most successful and beloved of Victorian fairy tales, George Macdonald's The Princess and the Goblin tells the story of young Princess Irene and her friend Curdie, who must outwit the threatening goblins who live in caves beneath her mountain home. Macdonald's pioneering use of fanstasy as a literary medium had a great influence on Lewis Carroll, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Madeleine L'Engle, all great admirers of his work, which has remained popular to this day. "I write, not for children," he wrote, "but for the child-like, whether they be of five, or fifty, or seventy-five."This edition includes illustrations by Arthur Hughes.

Why the princess has a story about her -- The princess loses herself -- The princess and- we shall see who -- What the nurse thought of it -- The princess lets well alone -- The little miner -- The mines -- The Goblins -- The hall of the goblin palace -- The princess's King-Papa -- The old lady's bedroom -- A short chapter about Curdie -- The Cobs' creature -- That night week -- Woven and then spun -- The ring -- Springtime -- Curdie's clue -- Goblin councils -- Irene's clue -- The escape -- The old lady and Curdie -- Curdie and his mother -- Irene behaves like a princess -- Curdie comes to grief -- the goblin miners -- The goblins in the King's house -- Curdie's guide -- Masonwork -- The King and the kiss -- The subterranean waters -- The last chapter.

A little princess is protected by her friend Curdie and her newly-discovered great-great-grandmother from the goblin miners who live in caves beneath the royal castle.

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