George MacDonald

A little princess is protected by her friend Curdie and her newly-discovered great-great-grandmother from the goblin miners who live in caves beneath the royal castle.

Because she is not invited to the christening of the princess, the King's sister casts a spell depriving the child of gravity and the ability to weep tears.

Curdie is the son of a miner who, like his father, works deep within the mountains digging for the gold and silver which keep the kingdom a happy and prosperous one. One day an old woman tells him he has been chosen for a very special mission

The adventurous wanderings of a boy and girl to find the keyhole which fits the rainbow's golden key.

The works of George MacDonald, the Scottish author, poet, and minister, have influenced the likes of W. H. Auden, J. R. R. Tolkien, Madeleine L'Engle, C. S. Lewis, and Mark Twain. MacDonald wrote some of the first popular fantasy novels and is best known for his enduring stories, such as "Phantastes", "The Princess and the Goblin", "Lilith", and "At the Back of the North Wind". Macdonald said of his work that he wrote "not for children, but for the...

Rev. ed. of: Thomas Wingfold, curate. 1876. Thomas Wingfold, Curate, has settled into his first parish. But his confidence is deeply shaken by the question "Tell me, do you really believe one word of all that?"

Richard, an young man who was rescued as an infant from someone who perceived him as a threat, unknowingly returns to the estate of his birth when he is hired as a bookbinder to repair old volumes in the library.