I enjoyed how MacDonald used words I wouldn’t expect to see in a children’s novel. Many of the words used in this book would be worth fifty cents according to my mother’s scale. I love words! My mother used to say that some words were worth a nickle while others were quarter words. The plot moves forward in a predictable pattern, but the descriptive words are huge or should I say humongous. The goblins are bad and full of evil intent. The great grandmother is a mystical force, all knowing and protective. The nurse is a busybody and short sighted to the nearly divine nature of her charge. Curdie is the honest homespun youth, true to his word. The Princess Irene is inherently good and noble. The characters are archetypes found in other fairy tales. It is more than a moral tale, it is full of adventure and mystery. It has the feel of an old fairy tales, as though it is a warning tale for children that they should trust their elders and stay out of trouble. MacDonald was the inspiration for the rise of the fantasy genre and many authors, such as Tolkien, Lewis and L’Engle attribute his writing in forming their own works. I believe George MacDonald created a ground breaking novel for children.
The Princess and The Goblin was written in 1872. But with the help of Irene’s magic ring, can they stop the goblins’ terrifying plans in time? Can the ring the princess is given protect her against the lurking menace of the goblins from under the mountain? (Courtesy of ) What lies at the top? Meanwhile, the miner’s son Curdie overhears a fiendish plot by the goblins that live below the mountain. One day she discovers a steep and winding stairway leading to a bewildering labyrinth of unused passages with closed doors – and a further stairway. Princess Irene lives in a castle in a wild and lonely mountainous region.
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