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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 \u201cThe Princess and the Goblin\u201d, a children\u2019s fantasy novel, published in 1872. To unlock full episodes of this series, ad-free listening, and more, please go to\xa0snoozecast.com/plus.\n\nIf you\u2019d like to start from the beginning, the first episode aired on April 15th, 2019. If you\u2019d like an easy way to listen to these continuing episodes in order, go to snoozecast.com/series.\n\nOne of the most successful and beloved of Victorian fairy tales, George Macdonald\u2019s \u201cThe Princess and the Goblin\u201d 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.\n\nWhen we left off, Princess Irene couldn\u2019t sleep as she had a painfully sore finger. She wandered upstairs to see if she could find her secret grandmother again. The grandmother cures her injury, and let\u2019s here sleep with her that night.\n\nAlso, we learn more about Curdie\u2019s love and admiration for his wonderful, strong and wise mother, Mrs. Peterson. We also learn that he has been saving to buy her a new petticoat.\n\n\u2014 read by 'V' \u2014\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices