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b'We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight, we\\u2019ll read the next part to "The Princess and the Goblin", a children\\u2019s fantasy novel, published in 1872.\\xa0To unlock full episodes and ad-free listening of this series and more, please go to\\xa0snoozecast.com/plus.\\n\\nOne of the most successful and beloved of Victorian fairy tales, George Macdonald\\u2019s "The Princess and the Goblin" tells the story of young Princess Irene and her friend Curdie, who must outwit the threatening goblins who live in caves beneath her mountain home.\\xa0\\n\\nWhen we left off, Curdie, our little hero who works as a miner within the caves of the mountain, realizes part of the Goblin\\u2019s devious plans: that they may flood the mines and destroy them with any miners in them. Curdie went home to his father\\u2019s house and have some sleep. Meanwhile, we will pick back up at the introduction of Princess Irene\\u2019s father, the King Papa."\\n\\n\\u2014 read by \'V\' \\u2014\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'