The Princess and the Goblin
byGeorge MacDonald
CompletedFantasyPublic domain
Public-domain text, with thanks to Standard Ebooks and other free-text projects.
The Princess and the Goblin is a children’s fantasy novel in the vein of the best classic fairy tales. The simple narrative follows Princess Irene as she discovers a ghostly relative living in a castle tower only she can access. During a walk outside one day, she encounters the threat of the lair of goblins living near the castle—and meets a new friend, a young miner named Curdie.
