{"product_id":"the-princess-and-the-goblin-4","title":"The Princess and the Goblin","description":"\u003cpre class=\"mt-2 max-h-64 overflow-auto rounded bg-paper p-3 font-mono text-xs whitespace-pre-wrap\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 8px 0px 0px; padding: 12px; border: 0px solid; font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Liberation Mono', 'Courier New', monospace; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-size: 12px; max-height: 256px; overflow: auto; border-radius: 0.25rem; background-color: #f4efe4; line-height: 1.33333; white-space: pre-wrap; color: #1d1a17;\"\u003eThe Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald. A new paperback edition (6 × 9 in) from Windlass Editions, 2026.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 1872. This is a modern reprint of the public-domain text, newly typeset. It is not an original or vintage copy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition includes:\u003cbr\u003e- A new preface\u003cbr\u003e- An author biography\u003cbr\u003e- Table of contents\u003cbr\u003e- 182 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a rainy afternoon, a bored little princess climbs a forbidden staircase and finds a secret that will change her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEight-year-old Irene lives in a great old house, half castle and half farmhouse, high on a mountainside. Beneath her feet the mountain is full of mines and caverns. In the darkness below lives a race of goblins who have held a grudge against her royal family for generations. Her guardians fear them so much that Irene has never once seen the stars at night.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne wet day, while her nurse's back is turned, Irene slips through a door to a worm-eaten oak stair she has never been allowed to explore. Lost among corridors of closed doors, she stumbles into the most important meeting of her life. Deep under the mountain, meanwhile, a brave young miner's boy begins to learn what the goblins are planning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge MacDonald's The Princess and the Goblin was first published in 1872. It helped shape modern fantasy and remains a tale of courage, trust and wonder for readers of every age. Children love hearing it read aloud, and adults find something more in it each time they come back.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition adds a preface on where the story came from and the world it grew out of, along with a detailed biography of the author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition: brand new, unread.\u003c\/pre\u003e","brand":"WindLass","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":68136540078384,"sku":"9670682000158","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/2357\/5085\/files\/9670682000158.jpg?v=1792509232","url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-princess-and-the-goblin-4","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}