The Princess and the Goblin Audiobook

One of the most successful and beloved Victorian fairy tales...

The Princess and the Goblin is the story of Princess Irene and her friend Curdie, who come face to face with the dreaded mountain goblins. This children’s fantasy novel was originally published in 1872. It uses subtle layers of symbolism to tell a story of courage and honor.

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“As always with George MacDonald, everything here is more than meets theeye: this in fact is MacDonald’s grace-filled vision of the world. Said to beone of J.R.R. Tolkien’s childhood favorites, The Princess and the Goblin is the story of the young PrincessIrene, her good friend Curdie—a minor’s son—and Irene’s mysterious andbeautiful great-great-grandmother, who lives in a secret room at the top of thecastle stairs. Filled with images of dungeons and goblins, mysterious fires,burning roses, and a thread so fine as to be invisible and yet—like prayer—strongenough to lead the princess back home to her grandmother’s arms, this is astory of Curdie’s slow realization that sometimes, as the princess tells him, ‘youmust believe without seeing.’ Simple enough for reading aloud to a child, it’srich enough to repay endless delighted readings for the adult.”

— Amazon.com, editorial review