“Fracturing MacDonald: The Princess and the Goblin and ‘Fractured Fairy Tales’”, by Ginger Stelle “Childhood and Faith in The Princess and the Goblin”, by Rebecca Long “A Spiritual Presence in Fairyland: The Great-Great-Grandmother in the Princess Books”, by Maria Gonzalez Davies

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“Imagining Reformed Communities: Discussing Social Myths in George MacDonald's Princess Novels and Christina Rossetti's 'Goblin Market’”, by Christine ChettleĪrticle within Rethinking George MacDonald: Contexts and Contemporaries, edited by Christopher MacLachlan, John Patrick Pazdziora and Ginger Stelle NORTH WIND ARCHIVE Lippincott, by Robert TrexlerĪrticle about a vintage edition from 1943, by Robert Trexler OTHER MEDIAīringing the Princess and the Goblin to the Stage, by Donna Triggs Articles about The Princess and the Goblin VARIOUS SOURCESīringing The Princess and the Goblin to the Stage, by Donna TriggsĪ mother’s perspective, by Tiffini Oporto Kirk, and in text illustrations by Arthur Hughes.Īrticle about the vintage 1877 edition from J.B. illustrated by Jessie Wilcox SmithĮdition published by Grosset & Dunlap, 1935, with color frontispiece by Maria L. The Cullen Collection edition, with introduction by Michael Phillipsġ920 edition published by David McKay Co. Recommended Editions and Adaptions WRITTEN WORKSįrom Johannesen Printing & Publishing (hardcover)

It is called The Princess and the Goblin, and it is by George MacDonald.” Chesterton wrote of it in 1924, “I…can really testify to a book that has made a difference to my whole existence, which has helped me to see…a vision of things…so real….Of all the stories I have read…it remains the most real, the most realistic, in the exact sense of the phrase the most like life. This story of princess Irene, her mysterious ageless namesake “grandmother,” and miner’s son Curdie surely provided inspiration for C.S.

The third of his stories for the magazine, The Princess and the Goblin, is universally acclaimed as MacDonald’s best pure fairy tale, and has been enchanting readers for well over a century. The Princess and the Goblin, followed by The Princess and Curdie, was originally published in 1872 by Strahan & Co., London with black-and-white illustrations by Arthur Hughes.Īs editor of the magazine Good Words for the Young, MacDonald had a ready audience for “fairy tale” and “children’s” stories, and produced some of his most famous titles during this period of his writing life.

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