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Description edit
The sequel to "The Princess and the Goblin", this story begins a year after Curdie, the miner's son, saved the Princess Irene from being carried away by the goblins who lived under the earth. It looked as if the kingdom would run like clockwork once again, but the goblins were back.
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Characters edit
- Curdie: Add a description of this character.
- Curdle
- Curdie Peterson: A miner's son, sent to help the king.
- Irene
- Peter
- Lim
- Peter Peterson: Curdie's father, a miner.
- Joan Peterson: Curdie's mother.
- Queen Irene: Said to be the princess' great-great-grandmother, this old princess is mysterious, powerful, wise and good.
- Joan
- Curdic
- Lina: A hideous but good creature who serves as Curdie's companion.
- Princess Irene: The king's daughter, who Curdie helped a year ago.
- Derba: An old, poor woman who helps Curdie.
- Barbara: Derba's grand-daughter.
- Dr Kelman: A treacherous doctor in service to the king.
- Sir Bronzebeard: The colonel of the king's guard.
Quotes edit
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“There is this difference between the growth of some human beings and that of others: in the one case it is a continuous dying, in the others a continuous resurrection. One of the latter sort comes at length to know at once whether a thing is true the moment it comes before him; one of the former class grows more and more afraid of being taken in, so afraid of it that he takes himself in altogether, and comes at length to believe in nothing but his dinner: to be sure of a thing with him is to have it between his teeth.”
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“It is greed and laziness and selfishness, not hunger or weariness or cold, that take the dignity out of a man...”
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“He who takes his life in his hands is the only soldier.”
The king -
“…for a beast does not know that he is a beast, and the nearer a man gets to being a beast the less he knows it.”
Queen Irene
Setting & Locations edit
- Gwyntystorm: The king's capital, a city built on an island in a river.
- Una
- Borsagrass: A neighboring kingdom, who attacks Gwyntystorm.
First Sentence edit
Curdie was the son of Peter the miner.
Table of Contents edit
1. The Mountain
2. The White Pigeon
3. The Mistress of the Silver Moon
4. Curdie's Father and Mother
5. The Miners
6. The Emerald
7. What is in a Name?
8. Curdie's Mission
9. Hands
10. The Heath
11. Lina
12. More Creatures
13. The Baker's Wife
14. The Dogs of Gwyntystorm
15. Derba and Barbara
16. The Mattock
17. The Wine Cellar
18. The King's Kitchen
19. The King's Chamber
20. Counter-Plotting
21. The Loaf
22. The Lord Chamberlain
23. Dr. Kelman
24. The Prophecy
25. The Avengers
26. The Vengeance
27. More Vengeance
28. The Preacher
29. Barbara
30. Peter
31. The Sacrifice
32. The King's Army
33. The Battle
34. The Judgment
35. The End
Themes & Symbolism edit
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 2 in Princess Irene. (standard series)
Preceded by The Princess and the Goblin.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: chatto & windus
Country: England
Publication Date: 1883
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 255
Publisher: chatto & windus
Country: England
Publication Date: 1883
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 255
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.8
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- The Princess and Curdie: Read the book online at Project Gutenberg.
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