The Princess And The Goblin -

The invisible thread is a powerful symbol of faith. To follow it, Irene must trust in something she cannot see, even when the path leads into the heart of a mountain.

The book was followed by a sequel, The Princess and Curdie (1883), which takes a darker, more satirical tone as the pair travels to a corrupt city to save the King. Why Read It Today?

Long before J.R.R. Tolkien’s Hobbits ventured into the Misty Mountains or C.S. Lewis’s Pevensies stepped through a wardrobe, George MacDonald was crafting the blueprint for modern fantasy. Published in 1872, The Princess and the Goblin remains one of the most influential works of children’s literature, blending Victorian morality with a haunting, subterranean mythology. The Plot: A World of Two Levels