The Princess and the Goblin
1872 novel by George MacDonald / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Princess and the Goblin is a children's fantasy novel by George MacDonald. It was published in 1872 by Strahan & Co., with black-and-white illustrations by Arthur Hughes. Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
Author | George MacDonald |
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Illustrator | Arthur Hughes (serial and 1872 book) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Genre | Children's fantasy novel |
Publisher | Strahan & Co |
Publication date | 1872 |
Media type | |
Pages | 308, 12 plates (1911, Blackie and Son, above)[1] |
Followed by | The Princess and Curdie |
Text | The Princess and the Goblin at Wikisource |
Anne Thaxter Eaton writes in A Critical History of Children's Literature that The Princess and the Goblin and its sequel "quietly suggest in every incident ideas of courage and honor."[2] Jeffrey Holdaway, in the New Zealand Art Monthly, said that both books start out as "normal fairytales, but slowly become stranger", and that they contain layers of symbolism similar to that of Lewis Carroll's work.[3]