A little princess is protected by her friend Curdie from the goblin miners who live beneath the castle

A classic story of magic, mystery, and adventure in a fairy-tale world. Princess Irene’s great-great-grandmother has a testing task for Curdie. Curdie will not go alone though; she provides him with a companion, the oddest and ugliest creature Curdie has ever seen, but one who turns out to be the most loyal friend he could have hoped for.

Two stories in one book. Irene, a little princess, is protected by her friend, a boy named Curdie, from the goblin miners who live beneath the castle. Curdie was a little boy who worked in the mines with his father, but when he was chosen by a beautiful mysterious fairy to save the King and the Princess, his whole life changed. Scans are book front cover; book back cover and an example of the lovely illustrations inside the book