The Princess and Curdie (Puffin Classics)
Princess Irene's great-grandmother has a testing task for Curdie. He will not go alone though, as she provides him with a companion -- the oddest and ugliest creature Curdie has ever seen, but one who turns out to be the most loyal friend he could have hoped for.
Princess Irene's great-grandmother has a testing task for Curdie. He will not go alone though, as she provides him with a companion -- the oddest and ugliest creature Curdie has ever seen, but one who turns out to be the most loyal friend he could have hoped for.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140367621 (0140367624)
ASIN: 0140367624
Publish date: 1996-08-01
Publisher: Puffin
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
The Princess and the Goblin was one of my favorite childhood books, My copy was read and re-read for the dreamlike sense of magic and wonder of the rooms at the top of the tower; the gritty terror of the goblins under the mountain.I suppose one can read religious allegory into the story if one tries...
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