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The Princess and the Goblin

  • 185 pages ยท about 3 hours
  • First published 1872
  • 750 editions
  • Free to read

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1 About this book

There was once a little princess whose father was king over a great country full of mountains and valleys. His palace was built upon one of the mountains, and was very grand and beautiful.

The princess, whose name was Irene, was born there, but she was sent soon after her birth, because her mother was not very strong, to be brought up by country people in a large house, half castle, half farmhouse, on the side of another mountain, about half-way between its base and its peak.

Good for readers who want: a classic, fantasy, fairy tales, and a book they can read free online.

  • Classics
  • Fantasy
  • Fairy tales, folk tales
  • Science fiction
  • Fairy tales
  • Child and youth fiction
  • Classic fiction
  • Fairy Tales & Folklore

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3 About George MacDonald

1824โ€“1905

George MacDonald (10 December 1824 โ€“ 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Congregational minister. He became a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow-writer Lewis Carroll. In addition to his fairy tales, MacDonald wrote several works of Christian theology, including several collections of sermons.

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