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The princess and the goblin is a childrens fantasy novel by george macdonald. Auden to be the only english childrens book in the same class as the. The light princess features a story of selfsacrifice, love, and hope in the darkest hour. A princess is cursed to lose her gravity, and her parents are left to deal with a daughter who is lightheaded, lighthearted and lightbodied.
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