The Princess and the Goblin & The Princess and Curdie (Wordsworth Children's Classics)

The Princess and the Goblin & The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald. When Princess Irene and her nursemaid stay out too late one night and are chased home by goblins a young miner boy called Curdie comes to their rescue. So begins a fantastic adventure in which Irene and Curdie must try to stop a goblin invasion helped by Irenes mysterious great-great-grandmother. This much-loved tale was a personal favourite of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. This edition includes the sequel The Princess and Curdie.