The Princess and the Goblin

The Princess and the Goblin  (1872)  by George MacDonald

related portals: Children's literature. The Princess and the Goblin is an 1872 children's fantasy novel. It describes a princess who lives in a mountain castle above caves inhabited by goblins. This edition was illustrated by Charles Folkard, or in alternate versions by Jessie Willcox Smith and Arthur Hughes.

Contents

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

Gallery of Full Illustrations

Illustrations by Folkard

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Illustrations by Smith & Hughes

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This work published before January 1, 1923 is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.