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The Princess and Curdie (The Princess Irene and Curdie Series) Kindle Edition

by George MacDonald (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 840 ratings
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The sequel to The Princess and the Goblin from the Victorian-era Scottish author who influenced C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Madeleine L’Engle.
 
A year or two after the adventures of The Princess and the Goblin, a group of corrupt ministers are plotting to poison the king, Princess Irene’s father. Curdie, a mineworker and loyal friend, joins forces with Princess Irene to stop them. “Along the way the ugliest and most fearful of monster-companions help him, and the final great battle where they stand alone is decisive. A great adventure and, like its predecessor, with hidden levels of meaning. Makes Hairy [sic] Potter look feeble” (AllReaders.com).
 
“The Princess and the Goblin and The Princess and Curdie are two of the most unusual and haunting fairy tales ever written.” —The Guardian
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  1. Reading age
    5 - 11 years
  2. Book 2 of 2
    Princess Irene and Curdie
  3. Print length
    321 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    Kindergarten - 6
  6. Publisher
    Open Road Media Young Readers
  7. Publication date
    April 7, 2020
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    Enabled
  9. Word Wise
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  10. Enhanced typesetting
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  11. Sticky notes
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B086MMJZV7
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media Young Readers (April 7, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 7, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2041 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 321 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 840 ratings

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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840 global ratings
Horrible book design—don’t get this version!!
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Horrible book design—don’t get this version!!
The story as written 150 years ago by George Macdonald is amazing, but the person who took his text for free and whipped this book together did a very poor job. The Table of Contents don’t match the chapters at all—they’re as much as 100 pages off! And they didn’t even take the time to indent the paragraphs throughout, which even a teen learning page layout for a newspaper or yearbook will know how to do. Indentation takes about 10 seconds in Adobe Indesign! Great story, but lazy and horribly negligent book design. If you care about books, get a different copy. Don’t get this one, or you will be saddened by the lack of respect shown to this great author’s work.
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Larry K. Seedall
5.0 out of 5 stars a fun read
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2024
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This is the second of two fantasy stories but with a reveal of Human Nature that must be controlled and eventually subdued!
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Amy
5.0 out of 5 stars Edifying fairy tale
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2022
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This book on the whole contains a great deal of edifying
biblical truth, often in allegorical form. Children and adults alike will be entranced by the fairy tale aspect of the story and also inspired to become a prince or princess (of the heavenly sort), themselves. You can tell George Macdonald wrote this story for his children, as the hero and heroines are exactly the kind of people every Christian parent wants their children to become. So vividly written, I could not put it down!
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Goth Gone Grey
4.0 out of 5 stars Triumphant fantasy, a brave lad and magic
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2019
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A sequel to a well-known children's tale, with strange creatures, a fierce battle, beautiful women, a king laid low by nefarious people, triumph and magic.

Nope, not The Lord Of The Rings, but it influenced it, most clearly. Or all fantasy novels spring from the same well, unknown to us mere mortals. The writing style matches the age of the book, interesting and not dumbed down for children. An example:

"There must be something wrong when a mother catches herself sighing over the time when her boy was in petticoats, or a father looks sad when he thinks how he used to carry him on his shoulder. The boy should enclose and keep, as his life, the old child at the heart of him, and never let it go. He must still, to be a right man, be his mother's darling, and more, his father's pride, and more. The child is not meant to die, but to be forever fresh born."
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Franklin Waters
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Sequel to the Princess and the Goblin
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2010
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I have not written any reviews before but I felt that the works of George MacDonald deserved reviews to bring the works of this forgotten genius back to the light of day. Especially as you can get many of them for free on your kindle. It must first be understood that George MacDonald inspired such authors as J.R.R. Tolkien, W.H. Auden, Madeline L'Engle and E. Nesbit. C.S. Lewis regarded him as his master. If you are a fan of these authors then you might want to seriously consider exploring the works of one who inspired them.

The Princess and Curdie is a sequel to the Princess and the Goblin. While the former dealt primarily with the adventures of Princess Irene this one focuses almost exclusively on the young miner Curdie who struggles to aid the King and Princess Irene against the treachery of those who wish to overthrow their Kingdom. Unlike the Princess and the Goblin this tale starts off quite a bit more slowly and the first chapter or two I had to kind of struggle to maintain interest. However, once Curdie starts his quest the story really gets moving along and I was hooked on it nearly as thoroughly as I was hooked on the Princess and the Goblin. It is a wonderful fairy tale of adventure and a fair bit of action. There is much thought in the story and like the Princess and the Goblin the author illustrates virtues, vices and morality quite well. However I feel that he manages this without being too preachy. Still there may be some that don't like the pointing out of moralities so your mileage may vary. The characters are interesting as in the first story and again the Great-Great Grandmother of Irene wields a subtle magic manipulating events but only by aiding the primary characters in aiding themselves and others. It is only in the last desperate battle at the end of the story that this cunning Enchantress takes an active hand in the action.

MacDonald loves songs and poetry and often puts them to use in the story. However I found them to be distracting and they did not hold my interest. However that may not be the case for you. All in all though I greatly enjoyed the story and highly recommend it if you enjoyed the Princess and the Goblin.
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Wayne S. Walker
5.0 out of 5 stars well written fantasy
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2016
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Thirteen year old Curdie lives with his father, Peter the miner, and his mother Joan in a cottage built on a mountain, and works with his father in the mines. After rescuing the Princess Irene from the goblins, as told in The Princess and the Goblin, Curdie has gone back to his life as a miner. However, Irene’s mysterious great-great-great-grandmother uses a wounded pigeon to bring Curdie to her so that she can send him on a mission to the King’s palace at Gwyntystorm. Irene’s father is physically ill and has fallen prey to the scheming of his sinister officials. Curdie, accompanied by a weird doglike creature called Lina who was once a human, sets off for the capital. What will he find is going on? Will he, Lina, and Irene be able to do anything that can deal with the plot against the King? How will things turn out in the end?

Most sequels are not as good as the original, but this case is an exception. Aside from a few references to drinking wine, there is really nothing objectionable. Of course, some fighting and even killing occur, but after all, this does represent the general battle between good and evil. The plot does take a little while to get moving, but overall The Princess and Curdie is a well-written fairy tale type of fantasy that can be enjoyed by young and old alike. Oddly, it is currently a bit harder to find than the first story. My only suggestion is to bypass the CreateSpace edition. It was the only one available when I went to buy the book, and there is nothing necessarily wrong with it, but it is hard to hold. Another edition that was released by Puffin Classics in 1996 and illustrated by Helen Stratton is now being offered.
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Megan
5.0 out of 5 stars a must read for all ages
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 22, 2024
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The best read for a while. George MacDonald is a true storyteller and his imagination is quite amazing. A book for all age groups.
I look forward to the next one.
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HCHvoice
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the effort
Reviewed in Canada on May 25, 2021
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As a child I read an abridged version of this book and I wanted to find a copy that was Macdonald's complete book. I bought the "Ambry Press" version and I'm very happy with it. This is an old-fashioned adventure story of a boy named Curdie who is sent on a journey/mission. The allegory elements are brilliant and stay with you and make you think. Like most classic stuff written for children, the language and pacing is more challenging than something like Harry Potter, say, but it's well worth the effort.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
Reviewed in Canada on September 5, 2020
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There are images and metaphors in this book I will never forget. I actually prefer this to The Princess and the Goblins.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Charming
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 30, 2015
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Lovely Victorian story that I remember reading as a child. Really enjoyed reading it again it is still enchanting from an adult perspective
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Susan K
4.0 out of 5 stars A great children's classic
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 20, 2018
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This Puffin edition has large print which is easy to read, and line drawings by Helen Stratton. These ought to be delicate illustrations but are here disappointingly thick and black and smudged looking.

The Princess and the Goblin (1st of the two Princess Irene books) is for me more enjoyable as it is optimistic. The This book was published in 1882, some years after The Princess and the Goblin. The Princess and Curdie ends in death and destruction. 2nd to last para : "One day at noon, when life was at its highest, the whole city fell with a roaring crash. The cries of men and the shrieks of women went up with its dust, and then there was a great silence..." Apocalyptic and the biblical punishment for evil doing! So women shriek and men merely cry out (in a more civilised manner?). George Macdonald has such a rich and wonderful imagination that both these books are well worth reading, I'm sorry to have given away the ending of this book, perhaps some may find the final descriptive writing good? (My sister preferred this sequel, but we were not good friends!).
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