George MacDonald 3 hr 26 min read

The miner boy Curdie is given a strange gift and a great mission by the mysterious old princess of the silver moon, to journey to the city of Gwyntystorm and save the king from those poisoning him.

George MacDonald's 1883 novel, sequel to 'The Princess and the Goblin,' is a beloved classic of children's fantasy. Rich, allegorical, superbly told. Read it for a masterwork of the form, Curdie's perilous quest, the monstrous-tender creature Lina, and a deep, luminous fable of goodness, corruption, and courage.

In its time

Published in 1883, during the 1880s, lost races and dying earths.

Reading it

3 hr 26 min read (a novel-length work, settle in).