| Author | George MacDonald |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Children's Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Strahan & Co |
| Publication date | 1872 |
| ISBN | NA |
The Princess and the Goblin is a children's fantasy novel by George MacDonald. It was published in 1872 by Strahan & Co. The sequel to this book is The Princess and Curdie, in which Princess Irene and Curdie are a year or two older, and must overthrow a set of corrupt ministers who are poisoning Irene's father, the king. Irene's grandmother also reappears and gives Curdie a strange gift and a monster called Lina to help his quest.
Animated versions
In the 1960s, the novel was adapted in animated form by Jay Ward for his Fractured Fairy Tales series. This version involved a race of innocent goblins who are forced to live underground. The goblin king falls in love with a princess, but a prince saves her by reciting poetry because goblins hate it. A full-length animated adaptation of the book, directed by József Gémes, was released in 1993. This Hungary/Wales/Japan co-production, created at Budapest's PannóniaFilm, Japan's NHK, and S4C and Siriol Productions in Great Britain, starred the voices of Joss Ackland, Claire Bloom and William Hootkins. The film's producer, Robin Lyons, also wrote the screenplay. However, it was not well received commercially nor critically upon its U.S. release from Hemdale Film Corporation in summer 1994. Despite this, it became a cult classic on home video and so far, it has a score of 100% "fresh" among users at Rotten Tomatoes although there were only two user reviews for the film. The DVD premiered in 2003. The film's Dutch title is De Prinses en de Trollen (English: The Princess and the Trolls).
Other
"The Princess and the Goblins" is also a poem by Sylvia Plath (1932-1963).
External links
- The Princess and the Goblin, available at Project Gutenberg.
- The Princess and the Goblin 1911 Blackie edition with color illustrations
- The Princess and Curdie, available at Project Gutenberg.
- The Princess And Curdie 1883 edition with illustrations
- Public domain audio book at librivox.org
- The Princess and the Goblin at the Internet Movie Database
