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The Princess and Curdie

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The narrative follows Curdie, a miner's son who works beneath a mountain and becomes entangled in events around a young princess after noticing signs of danger at court. He accepts urgent missions guided by omens, a mysterious pigeon, and an old woman's counsel, uncovers plots and corruption among officials, and faces moral tests that require sacrifice and judgment. Action moves from mines and cottages into royal kitchens, secret cellars, and the battlefield, blending fairy-tale wonder with political intrigue as courage, truthfulness, and loyalty are put to the test before a final reckoning and resolution.

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Title: The Princess and Curdie

Author: George MacDonald

Release date: July 4, 2011 [eBook #36612]

Language: English

Credits: E-text prepared by Matthew Wheaton, Suzanne Shell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana)

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E-text prepared by Matthew Wheaton, Suzanne Shell,
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
(http://www.pgdp.net)
from page images generously made available by
Internet Archive/American Libraries
(http://www.archive.org/details/americana)

 

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