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    The Princess and the Goblin
    The Princess and the Goblin
    The Princess and the Goblin
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    The Princess and the Goblin

    Written by George Macdonald

    Narrated by Peter Joyce

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    Revolutionary for the time in encouraging children to think like children, the adventure of Princess Irene and Curdie, the boy miner, was to influence generations of writers, including Chesterton and Tolkien. Overflowing with fantastic ideas and images to delight the young and allegory to inspire their morality The Princess and the Goblin has remained one of the most exciting tales for over 100 years.

    Irene lives in a castle on a mountain under which there is a labyrinth of tunnels inhabited by Goblins. Also, within the hillsides, is a group of miners digging for precious metals. When the Goblins try to kidnap the Princess and flood the mines it is up to Curdie, the boy miner, and Irene’s great-great-great grandmother to use their wit and resource to defeat the wicked plan.

    "I for one can really testify to a book that has made a difference to my whole existence, which helped me to see things in a certain way from the start; … of all the stories I have read, it remains the most real, the most realistic, in the exact sense of the phrase the most like life. It is called The Princess and the Goblin, and is by George MacDonald…" G.K. Chesterton.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAssembled Stories
    Release dateJul 9, 2007
    ISBN9781860152788
    Author

    George Macdonald

    George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a popular Scottish lecturer and writer of novels, poetry, and fairy tales. Born in Aberdeenshire, he was briefly a clergyman, then a professor of English literature at Bedford and King's College in London. W. H. Auden called him "one of the most remarkable writers of the nineteenth century."

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    • 5/5
      Fun story, well written and performed. Though a children’s story, many deeper lessons and heart warming sentiments for grownups.

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    • 5/5
      Delightful in every way! For young and old! Treat yourself!

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    • 5/5
      This is a brilliant story. I'm so glad I came across it. And I can totally see how it influenced Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings

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    • 5/5
      This is a positively delightful story full of wonder, goodness, and depth that I cannot recommend highly enough. Now this will forever be one of my favorites!

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    • 4/5
      It is a well thought.out plor for a child's book.

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    • 5/5
      Really fun story. Story was a 4-5, narrator a 4, audio quality was 2-3

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    • 5/5
      I loved this book. It has so much adventure for a 11 year old girl like me. I love listening to it when I’m doing my macrame.
    • 5/5
      There is nothing better than a classic tale read by an awesome narrator as Peter Joyce!
    • 5/5
      Very sweet tale of believing in yourself and forgiving and others, as well as the virtue of patience.
    • 5/5
      Great book .one of my favorite books to read. Awesome