The Princess and the Goblin
Cover of the 1911 Blackie and Son edition, illustrator uncredited | |
| Author | George MacDonald |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Arthur Hughes (serial and 1872 book) |
| Genre | Children's fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Strahan & Co. |
Publication date | 1872 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 308, 12 plates (1911, Blackie and Son, above) |
| Followed by | The Princess and Curdie |
| Text | The Princess and the Goblin at Wikisource |
The Princess and the Goblin is a children's fantasy novel by George MacDonald. It was published in 1872 by Strahan & Co., with black-and-white illustrations by Arthur Hughes. Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.
Anne Thaxter Eaton writes in A Critical History of Children's Literature that The Princess and the Goblin and its sequel "quietly suggest in every incident ideas of courage and honor." Jeffrey Holdaway, in the New Zealand Art Monthly, said that both books start out as "normal fairytales, but slowly become stranger", and that they contain layers of symbolism similar to that of Lewis Carroll's work.