false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174837835m/444380.jpg 444380 59 Princess Irene's great-grandmother has a testing task for Curdie. He will not go alone though, as she provides him with a companion -- the oddest and ugliest creature Curdie has ever seen, but one who turns out to be the most loyal friend he could have hoped for. 978413 1883 The Princess and Curdie (Puffin Classics) total:657|5:7|4:9|3:2|2:0|1:0| 657 2651 896 50 5 1 false false Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 19:50:48 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 09:30:12 -0700 2008 lots more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 16:20:27 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 01 14:53:49 -0800 2009
"The Princess and Curdie" picks up about a year after the events of "The Princess and the Gobl...more...]]> 2 0 false true Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 18:55:07 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 13:38:09 -0700 2009 The Princess and the Goblin, where the adventure continues for Curdie, Princess Irene, and her magical beautiful glorious great-great-grandmother.

I liked the story, but the ending! It felt so abruptly and hastily wrapped up, like George MacDonald got tired of the s...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 12 15:34:06 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 10:31:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1987 Sun Dec 21 19:44:07 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 19:46:32 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Mon Oct 05 17:44:56 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 17:46:46 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 13:36:54 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 09:13:31 -0800 2008 the Princess and the Goblin, but this story doesn't require too much foreknowledge of the characters. George MacDonald wrote lovely children's books.

I was amused about how close to the surface so many of the political lessons were. That should not h...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Nov 13 22:40:35 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 22:41:25 -0800 2009 here. so I'm in the process of re-reading it.

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