![]() ![]() ![]() Irene's grandmother also reappears and gives Curdie a strange gift. They must overthrow a set of corrupt ministers who are poisoning Irene's father, the king. The adventure continues with Princess Irene and Curdie a year or two older. One rainy day, the princess explores the castle and discovers a beautiful, mysterious lady, who identifies herself as Irene's namesake and great-great-grandmother. Unknown to her, the nearby mines are inhabited by a race of goblins, long banished from the kingdom and now anxious to take revenge on their human neighbors. ![]() Her father the king is normally absent, and her mother is dead. Eight-year-old Princess Irene lives a lonely life in a castle in a wild, desolate, mountainous kingdom, with only her nursemaid "Lootie" for company. Both the books start out as normal fairy tales, but slowly become stranger, and they contain layers of symbolism similar to that of Lewis Carroll's work. The Princess and the Goblin and its sequel quietly suggest in every incident ideas of courage and honor. ![]()
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