The Princess and the Goblin (version 2)
Written by George MacDonald
Narrated by Andy Minter and LibriVox Community
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
George MacDonald's fairy stories and fantasy have inspired a number of writers including C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien and of this popular fairy story, which as you might suspect concerns a little princess plotted against by a race of goblins, G.K. Chesterton said that it "made a difference to my whole existence."
Summary by Andy Minter
George MacDonald
George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a popular Scottish lecturer and writer of novels, poetry, and fairy tales. Born in Aberdeenshire, he was briefly a clergyman, then a professor of English literature at Bedford and King's College in London. W. H. Auden called him "one of the most remarkable writers of the nineteenth century."
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Thank you Andy Minter (the narrator)! This book was so incredibly enjoyable. The narration was wonderful and the story as well. Very suitable for families; it is engaging for all ages. The story contains very good character lessons as well.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I adored this book as a child, but hadn’t come back to it since 1969! I loved it again, but had forgotten just about everything about it, so it felt like a brand-new discovery. I was apprehensive about the narrator, as it’s a Librivox recording, and my experience with them has been disheartening; but Andy Minter was absolutely first class in every way— wonderful characterizations, and all delivered as your dream British grandfather would do it in a perfect world.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5The pacing sound and recording are terrible. Could not get 5 min into it. Book may be good audio is not.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cute story, appropriate for all ages.
This narrator was FANTASTIC!1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5George McDonald is a great author, and the reader of this audiobook made the story even better.
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