The Princess and the Goblin

Summary

The Princess and the Goblin is a children's fantasy novel by George MacDonald. It was published in 1872 by Strahan & Co., with black-and-white illustrations by Arthur Hughes. Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870. This book uses the racial and other slurs of its period as written; the Book Guide explains these words where they occur.

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Chapters (32)

1. 1. Why the Princess Has a Story About Her
2. 2. The Princess Loses Herself
3. 3. Chapter 3
4. 4. What the Nurse Thought of It
5. 5. The Princess Lets Well Alone
6. 6. The Little Miner
7. 7. The Mines
8. 8. The Goblins
9. 9. The Hall of the Goblin Palace
10. 10. The Princess's King-Papa
11. 11. The Old Lady's Bedroom
12. 12. A Short Chapter About Curdie
13. 13. The Cobs' Creatures
14. 14. That Night Week
15. 15. Woven and Then Spun
16. 16. The Ring
17. 17. Springtime
18. 18. Curdie's Clue
19. 19. Goblin Counsels
20. 20. Irene's Clue
21. 21. The Escape
22. 22. The Old Lady and Curdie
23. 23. Curdie and His Mother
24. 24. Irene Behaves Like a Princess
25. 25. Curdie Comes to Grief
26. 26. The Goblin-Miners
27. 27. The Goblins in the King's House
28. 28. Curdie's Guide
29. 29. Masonwork
30. 30. The King and the Kiss
31. 31. The Subterranean Waters
32. 32. The Last Chapter