The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald

Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald, 1883, public domain image

Summary: The Princess and Curdie is the sequel to The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald. It’s been a year since the Princess Irene and Curdie first met, and a year since the goblin incident and all appears to be going well in the Kingdom. Or is it? After a visit from Irene’s great-great-grandmother, Curdie finds himself on a mission to save the kingdom, with a rather strange companion in tow.  (Summary by Lizzie Driver for Librivox)

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Total Running Time: 6 hours

This book is the sequel to The Princess and the Goblin.

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Alexanderschlacht by Albrecht Altdorfer, public domain image

01 – Chapter 1: The Mountain

02 – Chapter 2: The White Pigeon

03 – Chapter 3: The Mistress of the Silver Moon

04 – Chapters 4-5: Curdie’s Father and Mother and The Miners

Miners in the Sierras by Charles Christian Nahl and Frederick August Wenderoth, photograph by Ad Meskens, public domain

05 – Chapters 6-7: The Emerald and What is In a Name?

06 – Chapter 8: Curdie’s Mission

07 – Chapters 9-10: Hands and The Heath

08 – Chapters 11-12: Lina and More Creatures

09 – Chapters 13-14: The Baker’s Wife and The Dogs of Gwyntystorm

Woman baking bread by Jean Francois Millet, The work of art depicted in this image and the reproduction thereof are in the public domain worldwide. The reproduction is part of a collection of reproductions compiled by The Yorck Project. The compilation copyright is held by Zenodot Verlagsgesellschaft mbH and licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License

10 – Chapters 15-16: Derba and Barbara AND The Mattock

11 – Chapters 17-18: The Wine Cellar AND The King’s Kitchen

Royal Kitchen at the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, England from John Nash's Views of the Royal Pavilion, 1826, public domain

12 – Chapter 19: The King’s Chamber

13 – Chapters 20-21: Counterplotting AND The Loaf

14 – Chapters 22-23: The Lord Chamberlain AND Dr. Kellman

15 – Chapters 24-25: The Prophecy AND The Avengers

16 – Chapters 26-27: The Vengeance AND More Vengeance

17 – Chapters 28-30: The Preacher AND Barbara AND Peter

18 – Chapters 31-32: The Sacrifice AND The King’s Army

19 – Chapters 33-35: The Battle AND Judgment AND The End

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