OK story if somewhat simple and old-fashioned. I heard it was an inspiration for Tolkien. ( )

This was a cute book, I expected there to be more interaction between Irene and the goblins. I liked the message/idea of forgiveness and understand (at least towards other humans - not much forgiveness for the goblins [ha ha]).

"I must be fair - for if I'm not fair to other people, I'm not worth being understood myself." (p. 173) ( )

OK fantasy novel. Can see its influence on Tolkien. ( )

George MacDonald was greatly admired by C.S. Lewis. His children's fiction shares with Lewis's the quality of having strong (sometimes overly strong) religious metaphors. Fortunately, that was not the case in The Princess and The Goblin. Although there are elements that could be interpreted as religious metaphors, the story is, for the most part, a charming and entertaining fairy tail. What is more present are charming little moral comments; the story is written as if it is being read to children, so there are often bits along the lines of "and the Princess felt bad that she could not keep her promise, because true princesses cannot live with a broken promise". The Princess and the Golbin was a cute, entertaining story. ( )

The Princess and the Goblin is a classic fantasy tale for children that influenced JRR Tolkien. Read my review here.

https://www.johncadamsreviews.com/single-post/the-princess-and-the-goblin-by-geo...

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