The Princess and the Goblin is George MacDonald's fantasy novel and the sequel to his The Princess and Curdie. Eight-year-old Princess Irene lives a lonely life in a wild, desolate, mountainous kingdom, with only her nursemaid, Lootie for company. Due to her sheltered upbringing, her father being absent attending to affairs of state and her mother being dead, Irene has never known about the existence of the goblins, which lurk in the underground mines.
There is a party going to happen at the Elf mound. The Goblin chief wants to marry off his sons to the Elf king’s daughters. In fact, after the party, the only one getting married is the Goblin chief to one of the elf maidens.
Down these mean streets - and these even meaner tunnels - a Goblin must go. He is tough, street-smart, one whose pride and honour separates him from the dregs and the scum of both of the Two Worlds with whom, regrettably, he finds it necessary to associate.
Added by: deception | Karma: 319.20 | Fiction literature | 5 February 2012
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The Goblin Gate – Hilari Bell– Hilari Bell
Bell once again does a amazing job creating and developing her characters and situations in The Goblin Gate. But even more impressive than the mere building of the characters is the dialog Bell crafts for her characters.
Поэтический сборник на английском языке
