The Princess and the Goblin (Looking Glass Library)One of the most successful and beloved of Victorian fairy tales, George Macdonalds The Princess and the Goblintells the story of young Princess Irene and her friend Curdie, who must outwit the threatening goblins who live in caves beneath her mountain home. Macdonalds pioneering use of fanstasy as a literary medium had a great influence on Lewis Carroll, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Madeleine LEngle, all great admirers of his work, which has remained popular