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October 2009 Good Housekeeping selection.
On My Bookshelf by Philippa Gregory...
I find a lot of children’s books too drab and realistic – they should have a bit of magic. I read this book when I was six and had to spend months in bed with bronchitis. The story is of a boy and a princess who go into a mountain inhabited by goblins. It’s scary, but not so scary that you think the protagonists won’t triumph, and it taps into a child’s desire for adventure when they are starting to discover the world.
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Synopsis
The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald, Arthur Hughes
The ageless story of mystery and magic, good and evil. Princess Irene's discovery of a secret stair to the top turret of the castle leads to a wonderful revelation. At the same time, the miner's son Curdie overhears a fiendish plot by the goblins who live below the mountain. But it will take all their wit and courage, and the help of Irene's magic ring, to make sense of their separate knowledge and foil the goblins' schemes.
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The Puffin Classics series is a perfect marriage of the old and the new. Enjoy some of the best books from the past and find out why and how they inspired some of the best writers of the present -- Julia Eccleshare Lovereading4kids
About the Author
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George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a minister who was rejected by his congregation, and struggled thereafter to support his family of eleven children by writing. In his own day he was celebrated as poet, preacher, and lecturer, and as the author of numerous novels. He is best known today for his vivid children's stories.
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Book Info
Format
Paperback
272 pages Interest Age: From 8 To 11
Author
George MacDonald, Arthur Hughes
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Publisher
Puffin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Publication
date
5th August 2010
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 Classics
ISBN
9780141332482
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