# The Princess and the Goblin

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- Book: [The Princess and the Goblin](https://www.bookquiver.com/george-macdonald/the-princess-and-the-goblin) ([The Princess and the Goblin.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/george-macdonald/the-princess-and-the-goblin.md))
- Authors: [George MacDonald](https://www.bookquiver.com/george-macdonald)
- Publisher: puffin_classics
- ISBN: 978-02-4173-797-2
- Pages: 272
- Published: 2025-06-12
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this magical edition of The Princess and the Goblin . Princess Irene lives in a castle in a wild and lonely mountainous region. One day she discovers a steep and winding stairway leading to a bewildering labyrinth of unused passages with closed doors - and a further stairway. What lies at the top? Can the ring the princess is given protect her against the lurking menace of the goblins from under the mountain?