The Princess and the Goblin (version 2)

by George MACDONALD (1824 - 1905)

Springtime

The Princess and the Goblin (version 2)

George MacDonald's fairy stories and fantasy have inspired a number of writers including C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien and of this popular fairy story, which as you might suspect concerns a little princess plotted against by a race of goblins, G.K. Chesterton said that it "made a difference to my whole existence." (Summary by Andy Minter)


Listen next episodes of The Princess and the Goblin (version 2):
Curdie and His Mother , Curdie Comes to Grief , Curdie's Clue , Curdie's Guide , Goblin Counsels , Irene Behaves Like a Princess , Irene's Clue , Masonwork , The Escape , The Goblin-Miners , The Goblins in the King's House , The King and the Kiss , The Last Chapter , The Old Lady and Curdie , The Subterranean Waters