The Princess and the Goblin

De: George MacDonald

Narrado por: Ian Whitcomb

Duración: 5 h y 18 m

Resumen del Editor

Young Princess Irene is sent to the country to be raised in a half-farmhouse, half-castle located in the side of a mountain. While exploring the top of the castle, Irene becomes lost and inexplicably finds her way to a mystifying and beautiful woman spinning a thread. Princess Irene is drawn to the woman whom she discovers is her great-great-grandmother. But after she returns, her nurse, Lootie, refuses to believe in the old woman's existence, and the young Princess cannot find the way back to her great-great-grandmother.

Days later, while on an outing with Lootie, Princess Irene believes that she detects a Goblin. They meet a young miner, Curdie, who confirms her sighting. Soon Curdie discovers Goblins lurking under the castle that have constructed an evil plot against the king and his palace. Princess Irene's belief in her great-great-grandmother's powers becomes essential as she and Curdie work to foil the sinister Goblin plan. As the Princess tells Curdie, "sometimes you must believe without seeing".

©1996 Phoenix Recordings

Pre-Tolkien Fantasy

I approached this novel, because C.S. Lewis credited George MacDonald as a huge influence on both him and Tolkien. That is exceptionally high praise, but rightly deserved. Essentially, if you are a fan of either Narnia or Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit, you will find a real treasure hidden here.

As for the recording itself, it's acceptable. Ian Whitcomb does a lovely job with the voice work, but the recording itself is very old and a bit scratchy. Also, for a brief period in the middle, it sounds like the TV is on in the background. Still, don't let that put you off this wonderful story. Very highly recommended!

A Classic Tale

A story of bravery, integrity and the mystery of belief told by one of the greatest storytellers of the 19th Century. A tale that belies its time and is inclusive of its audience to people of all ages.

A Wonderful book

All I can say is I loved this book. I would ride around the block before going home if I was at an exciting part in the book. The narrator was very good.

Not bad, not great

A simple story, but sometimes its enjoyable reading about the simple elements that make stories great. Definitely focussed to younger audiences, but still has some fun to it.

Love this book

My children and I listened to this book in the car. We loved it so much I was inspired to buy The Princess and Curdie, because we wanted to know what happened to the characters.
We highly recommend this one. The narrator is excellent.

A Fantastic Story for Kids

I believe that this book is a great book for children to learn friendship and bravery. The author writes in a way children under five or six years old can understand. This book is a great book for a family to read together, it is a fun, entertaining,and a page-turner book.

beautifully narrated low-fantasy children classic

amazing book, wonderful history, I love the style of the author's narrative as well as the voice actor itself. simple easy to understand story with no strong accents and ethical values. can be read in one day, but it's still good enough for 3 or 5 depending on your preferences.

Grew on me too...

My 9 year old daughter loves this story. It seemed boring to me (39 year old dad) at first, but after I got to disk 2 one day while we were in the car together, I too, was hooked! Now we're listening to the sequel "The Princess and Curdie."

Delightful for all ages

Wanna get out of the swamps of ugly and mean? This is a good read for all, highlighting loving and kind behavior regardless of your rank in life. Wish there were more like this!

Wonderful and imaginative

My son (age 8)and I loved this book which we listened to during a long car ride. My daughter (age 5 and a princess lover) thought it was a little scarey but she liked it too.