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The Princess and The Goblin George MacDonald, 1871

The Princess and The Goblin George MacDonald, 1871. Davis, Michael. Intro. The story takes place in a far away land, in a distant time. The story is wrapped around Princess Irene and her nurse. The story was more of a modern-day story of Romeo and Juliette, in the 1870s. . Protagonist.

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The Princess and The Goblin George MacDonald, 1871

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  1. The Princess and The GoblinGeorge MacDonald, 1871 Davis, Michael

  2. Intro The story takes place in a far away land, in a distant time. The story is wrapped around Princess Irene and her nurse. The story was more of a modern-day story of Romeo and Juliette, in the 1870s.

  3. Protagonist • Princess Irene – The daughter of the king and his late wife; died soon after childbirth. • She was sent to live in a castle, halfway down the mountain. • She is raised by her nurse

  4. Antagonist • The Goblin King – He is evil • Only wants to harm the King and his family, for banishing the goblins • He is very bitter, because his first wife was a human, and she died when living underground with the goblins.

  5. Central Conflict • The central conflict was the plan that the goblins had devised to capture the Princess and make her the wife of the Goblin Prince;

  6. Minor Characters Lootie • Lootie – raised Irene; cared for her as if she were her own • Irene – was a ghost; protected Irene from danger • Curdie – was son of a mine worker; helped save Irene from the goblins Great-Great-Grandmother Irene Curdie

  7. Hyperlinks • http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~prewett/writings/BookReviews/PrincessAndTheGoblin.html He gives a chapter by chapter summary, in paragraph form, on the things that are happening with the characters. • http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/gm/princessgoblin.html He summarizes the entire book on the setting, trials, and tribulations.

  8. My Take • It was easy reading • Kept me interested • Didn’t take long to read • The princess learned about her great-great-grandmother while exploring the castle she grew up in

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