Project Gutenberg 1996-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 553 MacDonald, George 1824 1905 The Princess and Curdie Sequel to The Princess and the Goblin, #34339, #708, and #28941 (audiobook). There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #36612 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_and_Curdie Produced by Jo Churcher. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Princess and Curdie" by George MacDonald is a fantasy novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story follows Curdie, a young miner, as he navigates the challenges and magical encounters in a world filled with strange creatures and mystical occurrences. Central to the narrative is Princess Irene, Curdie's connection to royalty, who brings depth and intrigue to his adventures. The opening of the novel introduces Curdie and his life on the mountain, where he works with his father as a miner. As they navigate their daily lives, the story touches on the wonders and terrors of nature, particularly the mountains, imbued with a sense of beauty and danger. It hints at Curdie’s past bravery against goblins that threatened the princess and sets the stage for an exploration of themes such as childhood innocence, the journey into adulthood, and moral character development. In encountering a white pigeon, which he wounds, Curdie reflects on innocence lost and the nature of harm versus protection, leading him to deeper realizations and foreshadowing his forthcoming adventures with Princess Irene and her enigmatic great-great-grandmother. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fantasy literature Fairy tales Children's stories PZ Text Children's Literature Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: British Literature 359670 2025-08-01T07:02:12.102568 text/html 346509 2021-01-01T10:49:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 123325 2021-01-01T10:49:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 202439 2025-08-01T07:02:19.113026 application/epub+zip 207706 2025-08-01T07:02:14.811567 application/epub+zip 196084 2025-08-01T07:02:13.702564 application/epub+zip 370510 2025-08-01T07:02:22.294057 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355616 2025-08-01T07:02:18.332063 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316212 2022-09-01T07:44:16.743293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325581 2025-08-01T07:02:11.393598 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 325414 2021-01-01T10:49:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 120807 2021-01-01T10:49:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19754 2025-08-01T07:02:22.424014 application/rdf+xml 13322 2025-08-01T07:02:14.201545 image/jpeg 3693 2025-08-01T07:02:13.949562 image/jpeg 197906 2025-08-01T07:02:12.130609 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia