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Princess And The Goblin : The Princess And Curdie

A miners son is entrusted with the weighty task of saving the king, the princess, and consequently the kingdom. He is directed in his efforts by a mysterious fairy queen who provides monstrous but gentle creatures to aid him.

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  • "Princess & Curdie"@en
  • "Gongzhuyukedi"

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  • "A miners son is entrusted with the weighty task of saving the king, the princess, and consequently the kingdom. He is directed in his efforts by a mysterious fairy queen who provides monstrous but gentle creatures to aid him."@en
  • "In this wonderful tale of adventure and courage, Princess Irene and Curdie--helped by a strange gift from the princess's great-great-grandmother and a monster called Lina--must overthrow a set of corrupt ministers who are poisoning the king."
  • "The Princess and Curdie is a children's classic fantasy novel by George MacDonald from late 1883. The book is the sequel to The Princess and the Goblin. The adventure continues with Princess Irene and Curdie a year or two older, and must overthrow a set of corrupt ministers who are poisoning Irene's father, the king. Irene's grandmother also reappears and gives Curdie a strange gift and a monster called Lina to help his quest.-- Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia."@en
  • "In the years since the end of "The Princess and the Goblin," Curdie has managed to convince himself that the supernatural events of that tale were products of his wild imagination. But then events draw him back to Grandmother -- that is, Mother Wotherwop, Princess Irene's great-great-great-grandmother, the Lady of the Silver Moon -- and Curdie regains his innocence and his faith. The Lady sends him on a quest to help the king and princess confound their enemies -- and save the kingdom!."
  • "Curdie, a miner's son, is entrusted with the weighty task of saving the king, the princess, and consequently the kingdom. He is directed in his efforts by a mysterious fairy queen who provides monstrous but gentle creatures to aid him."
  • "Curdie, a miner's son, meets "the old Princess" who is the great, great, grandmother of his friend Princess Irene. He is sent on a mission to save the king from the forces of evil."@en
  • "A miner's son is entrusted with the weighty task of saving the king, the princess, and consequently the kingdom. He is directed in his efforts by a mysterious fairy queen who provides monstrous but gentle creatures to aid him."@en
  • "A miner's son is entrusted with the weighty task of saving the king, the princess, and consequently the kingdom. He is directed in his efforts by a mysterious fairy queen who provides monstrous but gentle creatures to aid him."
  • "In this 1883 sequel to the children's classic The Princess and the Goblin (adapted by Jay Ward for Fractured Fairy Tales ), Princess Irene and Curdie--with the help of Irene's grandmother, a strange gift, and a monster named Lina--save Irene's mysteriously ill father from a cabal of corrupt ministers."
  • "In this sequel to The Princess and the Goblin, Curdie has returned to his life as a miner and has dismissed the supernatural happenings of the past, believing them to have been a dream. When Curdie callously wounds a pigeon, his conscience leads him to Princess Irene's mystical great-great-grandmother for help. She has him plunge his hands into a pile of rose petals that burns like fire. Extraordinarily, this grants him the power to see what kind of "animal" a person is at heart."
  • "Macdonald's story of a princess and a miner boy deals with themes of class, love, the spirit, growth, gender and authority."
  • "Princess Irene and her father go to Gwyntystorm, while Curdie stays at home with his mother and father. As the years go by, Curdie begins to hunt for pleasure. He also slowly begins to doubt Irene's story of her great-great grandmother. One day, he shoots down a white pigeon. Curdie then remembers Irene's tale of her grandmother's pigeons, assumes the one he has shot down was one of them, and becomes aware of his folly. A light appears at the roof of the castle, and Curdie follows it. There, Curdie meets the old Princess, who appears small and withered, contrary to Irene's descriptions."@en
  • "With the help of a mysterious fairy queen who provides monstrous but gentle creatures to aid him, a miner's son takes on the dangerous task of helping the king and princess confound their enemies and save the kingdom."
  • "With the help of a mysterious fairy queen who provides monstrous but gentle creatures to aid him, a miner's son takes on the dangerous task of helping the king and princess confound their enemies and save the kingdom."@en
  • "Princess Irene's great-great-grandmother has a testing task for Curdie. he will not go alone though, 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."
  • "A miner's son is entrusted with the task of saving the king, the princess, and consequently the kingdom. He is directed in his effort by a mysterious fairy queen who provides monstrous but gentle creatures to aid him."@en
  • "A little princess is protected by her friend Curdie from the goblin miners who live beneath the castle."@en
  • "The Princess and Curdie are back in this sequel to The Princess and the Goblin. Princess Irene and Curdie are a year or two older, and must overthrow a set of corrupt ministers who are poisoning Irene's father, the king. Irene's grandmother is also back and she gives Curdie a strange gift and a monster called Lina to help him on his quest. A wonderful tale of adventure and courage."@en
  • "Curdie, the miner's son, meets Princess Irene's magical great-great-grandmother, who tells him that Irene and her father face grave danger in Gwyntystorm."@en
  • "In the years since the end of "The Princess and the Goblin," Curdie has managed to convince himself that the supernatural events of that tale were products of his wild imagination. But then events draw him back to Grandmother -- that is, Mother Wotherwop, Princess Irene's great-great-great-grandmother, the Lady of the Silver Moon -- and Curdie regains his innocence and his faith. The Lady sends him on a quest to help the king and princess confound their enemies -- and save the kingdom!--Publisher."@en

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  • "Fantasy fiction"@en
  • "Fantasy fiction"
  • "Fantasy literature"@en
  • "Fantasy literature"
  • "Children's literature"@en
  • "Publishers' catalogues"@en
  • "Juvenile works"@en
  • "Juvenile works"
  • "Line block frontispieces (illustrations)"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fairy tales"@en
  • "Fairy tales"
  • "Publishers' advertisements"@en
  • "Publishers' advertisements"
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  • "Cloth case bindings"@en
  • "Juvenile literature"@en
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Young adult works"@en
  • "Children's books"@en
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  • "Young adult fiction"@en
  • "Children's stories"@en
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  • "Electronic books"
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  • "Children's stories, English"@en

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  • "Princess And The Goblin : The Princess And Curdie"@en
  • "公主與柯迪"
  • "The princess and Curdie ; illustrated by Helen Stratton"@en
  • "The princess and Curdie. A girl's story"
  • "Princess and curdie"@en
  • "公主与柯迪"
  • "The princess and curdie"
  • "The princess and curdie"@en
  • "The Princess and Curdie ... New edition"@en
  • "Die Prinzessin und Curdie"
  • "Gong zhu yu Ke di"
  • "The Princess and Curdie ... With ... illustrations, etc"@en
  • "The princess and Curdie By George Macdonald, . With eleven illustrations by James Allen"@en
  • "The Princess and Curdie"
  • "The Princess and Curdie"@en
  • "Printsessa i Kurdi"
  • "The princess and Curdie. [H. Stratton version]"@en
  • "公主與柯廸"
  • "Princesa in Rudi"@sl
  • "The princess and Curdio"@en
  • "The princess and Curdie. Illustrated with line drawings and 8 colour plates"@en
  • "The Princess and Curdie, etc"@en
  • "The Princess and Curdie; illustrated with line drawings and 8 colour plates by Charles Folkard"@en
  • "[The Princess and Curdie ... With ... illustrations, etc.]"@en
  • "La princesa y Curdie"@es
  • "The Princes and Curdie"
  • "Gong zhu yu ke di"
  • "The Princess and Curdie. Ill. by Helen Stratton"
  • "Gong zhu yu Kedi = Gongzhuyukedi"
  • "The Princess and Curdie ... With illustrations by Jane Paton"@en
  • "The princess and the Curdie"@en
  • "Princess and Curdie"
  • "The Princess and Curdie ... Illustrated by Will Nickless"@en
  • "The princess and Curdie"
  • "The princess and Curdie"@en
  • "公主与柯迪 = Gongzhuyukedi"
  • "The princess and Curdie By George Macdonald ... With eleven illustrations by James Allen"@en

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