Well over a hundred years ago lived a rather troublesome man. Though he loved his father and his father's people very much he disagreed most soundly with them. You see dear reader, he was a very thoughtful man and as H.L. Mencken said, "The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself..." Fortunately for generations of children George MacDonald's thoughts produced more fairy tales than social revolution.
"The Princes and the Goblin" is a prime example of his genius. While not a truly masterful wordsmith, his grammar and paragraph structure were moderate, MacDonald can build worlds that suck people in and keep them.
On the surface it is a simple adventure story of a miner boy who rescues the kingdom's princess from the goblins that live below the mines. Far deeper threads of thought run through the story, twining with the tale above much as the miners in the story do. They lead the reader to ask questions and seek answers. And that is quite a lot for a princess and a miner boy.
"The Princes and the Goblin" is a prime example of his genius. While not a truly masterful wordsmith, his grammar and paragraph structure were moderate, MacDonald can build worlds that suck people in and keep them.
On the surface it is a simple adventure story of a miner boy who rescues the kingdom's princess from the goblins that live below the mines. Far deeper threads of thought run through the story, twining with the tale above much as the miners in the story do. They lead the reader to ask questions and seek answers. And that is quite a lot for a princess and a miner boy.
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