Unknown to her, the nearby mines are inhabited by a race of goblins, long banished from the kingdom and now anxious to take revenge on their human neighbours. Her father, the king, is normally absent, and her mother is dead. A monster called Lina aids his quest.Įight-year-old Princess Irene lives a lonely life in a castle in a wild, desolate, mountainous kingdom, with only her nursemaid, Lootie, for company. Irene's grandmother also reappears and gives Curdie a strange gift. They must overthrow a set of corrupt ministers who are poisoning Irene's father, the king. The adventure continues with Princess Irene and Curdie a year or two older. The book is the sequel to The Princess and the Goblin. The Princess and Curdie is a children's classic fantasy novel by George MacDonald from late 1883.
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