- Fairy tales, Princesses, Fiction, Fiction, general
With the help of a mysterious fairy queen who provides monstrous but gentle creatures to aid him, a miner's son takes on the dangerous task of helping the king and princess confound their enemies and save the kingdom.
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Earnest, classical in form, resolved and grave.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- George MacDonald
- First published
- 1832
- Pages
- 178
- Publisher
- IndyPublish.com, HarperCollins Publishers, Xist Publishing
- Editions
- 487
- Language
- und, English
- ISBN
- 9781547094806
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First sentence
“Curdie was the son of Peter the miner.”
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