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3-7. The princess and the goblin

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The princess and the goblin / by George MacDonald.
- Call No.
- : VZ1-686
- Publication etc.
- : London : Blackie, [1890]
- Physical Descript.
- : 308p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 21cm.
In this fantasy adventure novel (first edition 1872), a boy named Curdie Peterson rescues a princess when she is about to be abducted by goblins living underground. C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien are said to have loved this book in their boyhood.