A naive princess, her beloved cat and a poor mining boy team up to save their kingdom from a nasty underground realm of bad-mannered goblins. Her face was fair and pretty, with eyes like two bits of night sky, each with a star dissolved in the blue. Read fairy tales, bedtime stories and poems for kids here! The story is about the adventurous Princess Irene. With Claire Bloom, Joss Ackland, Roy Kinnear, Sally Ann Marsh. The princess is off playing in the woods when she is attacked by goblins pets. The princess was a sweet little creature, and at the time my story begins was about eight years old, I think, but she got older very fast. European folklore and collected folk stories. A redcap is a type of goblin who dyes its hat in human blood in Anglo-Scottish border folklore. Directed by József Gémes. Those eyes you would have thought must have known they came from there, so often were they turned up in that direction. Her face was fair and pretty, with eyes like two bits of night sky, each with a star dissolved in the blue. The Princess and the Goblin is a children's fantasy novel by George MacDonald.It was published in 1872 by Strahan & Co., with black-and-white illustrations by Arthur Hughes.Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870. The Princess and the Goblin Summary Thanks for exploring this SuperSummary Plot Summary of “The Princess and the Goblin” by George MacDonald. From The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald, illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith, 1920. Guided only by the tug and twitch of that mercurial strand, the girl goes down the darkening stair, undoes the palace latch Those eyes you would have thought must have known they came from there, so often were they turned up in that direction. Chapter 28 of the magical story of a Princess, a boy, a beauteous Grandmother and an army of Goblins. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald, illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith, 1920. The princess was a sweet little creature, and at the time my story begins was about eight years old, I think, but she got older very fast. The Princess and the Goblin Note: Sequel: The Princess and Curdie, #36612, #709. the princess hears the thunder and the pomp of squadrons underground abducting him who is the destination of the cord now bound around her wrist till she redeem this miner's boy from goblin bodyguard. She is saved by a mining young warrior boy named Curty. They quickly become friends and get into a lot of trouble. The goblins attack and Irene must rely on her own magic to save Curty, and in turn the entire kingdom.