The Princess and the Goblin (eBook, ePUB) - Macdonald, George
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" [A] little-known fairy tale that's full of girl power... An accidentally feminist work of children's literature." - Bustle A great influence on Lewis Carroll, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Madeleine L'Engle, Scottish author George MacDonald wrote this beloved fantasy in 1872. Princess Irene is given a magical ring by her great-great-grandmother, who lives in a secret room in her father's palace. Curdie, a boy who works in the mines, learns that the goblins who live underground intend to kidnap Irene and marry her off to the goblin prince. As events unfold, a thread attached to Irene's ring…mehr

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" [A] little-known fairy tale that's full of girl power... An accidentally feminist work of children's literature." - Bustle A great influence on Lewis Carroll, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Madeleine L'Engle, Scottish author George MacDonald wrote this beloved fantasy in 1872. Princess Irene is given a magical ring by her great-great-grandmother, who lives in a secret room in her father's palace. Curdie, a boy who works in the mines, learns that the goblins who live underground intend to kidnap Irene and marry her off to the goblin prince. As events unfold, a thread attached to Irene's ring connecting her to Curdie may be the only thing that will bring them both safely home... "A rich, vibrant tale." - Star Tribune " The Princess and the Goblin and The Princess and Curdie are two of the most unusual and haunting fairy tales ever written." -The Guardian
Autorenporträt
George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a Scottish author and poet whose acclaimed fantasy novels-including Phantastes(1858), The Princess and the Goblin(1872), and Lilith(1895)-inspired such writers as C. S. Lewis, E. Nesbit, and Madeleine L'Engle.