The Princess and the Goblin
George MacDonald, 1872.
Princess Irene lives in a castle above the mines where goblins plot underground. With Curdie, a brave miner boy, and help from her mysterious great-great-grandmother in the tower, she must stop the goblins' plan. It is a classic fairy tale that inspired many later writers.
Public-domain text. First published in 1872; George MacDonald died in 1905, so this text is in the public domain in the US, Canada, the EU and India. Summary and notes written by ViralScopeHub.