The cover page is adapted from The Fountain of Vaucluse, a painting completed in 1841 by Thomas Cole. The cover and title pages feature the League Spartan and Sorts Mill Goudy typefaces created in 2014 and 2009 by The League of Moveable Type. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Colewww.theleagueofmoveabletype.com/
The Princess and the Goblin
Chapters (32)
- I: Why the Princess Has a Story About Her 0:00
- II: The Princess Loses Herself 5:13
- III: The Princess and—We Shall See Who 10:31
- IV: What the Nurse Thought of It 22:10
- V: The Princess Lets Well Alone 29:49
- VI: The Little Miner 35:01
- VII: The Mines 55:15
- VIII: The Goblins 1:02:44
- IX: The Hall of the Goblin Palace 1:17:01
- X: The Princess’s King-Papa 1:32:35
- XI: The Old Lady’s Bedroom 1:41:32
- XII: A Short Chapter About Curdie 1:57:49
- XIII: The Cobs’ Creatures 2:02:05
- XIV: That Night Week 2:09:55
- XV: Woven and Then Spun 2:18:27
- XVI: The Ring 2:37:35
- XVII: Springtime 2:41:40
- XVIII: Curdie’s Clue 2:46:50
- XIX: Goblin Counsels 3:03:09
- XX: Irene’s Clue 3:13:07
- XXI: The Escape 3:23:16
- XXII: The Old Lady and Curdie 3:44:13
- XXIII: Curdie and His Mother 3:57:15
- XXIV: Irene Behaves Like a Princess 4:14:34
- XXV: Curdie Comes to Grief 4:19:12
- XXVI: The Goblin-Miners 4:28:29
- XXVII: The Goblins in the King’s House 4:33:09
- XXVIII: Curdie’s Guide 4:45:37
- XXIX: Masonwork 4:53:07
- XXX: The King and the Kiss 4:57:45
- XXXI: The Subterranean Waters 5:03:20
- XXXII: The Last Chapter 5:12:41
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The Princess and the Goblin is a children’s fantasy novel in the vein of the best classic fairy tales. The simple narrative follows Princess Irene as she discovers a ghostly relative living in a castle tower only she can access. During a walk outside one day, she encounters the threat of the lair of goblins living near the castle—and meets a new friend, a young miner named Curdie. She and Curdie must stop the goblin threat before they can carry out their evil plot.