This story was originally published as a chapter in MacDonald's "Adela Cathcart," a novel about a young woman in decline, and how her family and friends write stories and poetry for her in hopes of renewing her interest in life. "The Light Princess" is the first story, told by the book's narrator, a middle-aged bachelor who thinks of Adela as a niece. Like "The Light Princess," most of the stories in "Adela Cathcart" are available either individually or in other collections.
I first read "The Light Princess" as a standalone many years ago, and I've read it at least a dozen times since. What can I say? As much as I love "The Princess and the Goblin" and "Sir Gibbie," this is my very favorite George MacDonald story. I love the prince, the puns, and the point MacDonald makes, and I unashamedly cannot get through it dry-eyed. If you love stories about princesses (and as MacDonald once said, in God's eyes, every little girl is a princess), then this is a must-read. Written in 19th-century English, the language may be archaic, but the story is immortal.
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Beautiful Edition of a Beautiful Story
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This hardcover, leather bound edition of George MacDonald's "Light Princess", published by Rabbit Room Press is absolutely gorgeous! The illustrations are beautiful as well (see pictures). Rabbit Room Press is run by some of my favorite artists (writers & musicians) who have the utmost respect for books and authors like George MacDonald. I was so excited to see that Jennifer Trafton (Author of "The Rise & Fall of Mount Majestic") wrote the Foreword and Andrew Peterson (Author of "The Wingfeather Saga") wrote the Afterword. I love both of these writers!It made me sad to see that some negative reviews for an edition published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing got attached to this book. When you are viewing this book, if you click on "Paperback" it takes you to the book put out by CreateSpace and this is the edition that looks like it was put together in someone's home. I recently purchased a version of the "The Light Princess" that was published by CreateSpace & I immediately returned it because it was terrible to look at. I wish there was a way to separate those reviews from this book published by Rabbit Room Press. Rabbit Room does beautiful work!
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Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2020
This hardcover, leather bound edition of George MacDonald's "Light Princess", published by Rabbit Room Press is absolutely gorgeous! The illustrations are beautiful as well (see pictures). Rabbit Room Press is run by some of my favorite artists (writers & musicians) who have the utmost respect for books and authors like George MacDonald. I was so excited to see that Jennifer Trafton (Author of "The Rise & Fall of Mount Majestic") wrote the Foreword and Andrew Peterson (Author of "The Wingfeather Saga") wrote the Afterword. I love both of these writers!
It made me sad to see that some negative reviews for an edition published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing got attached to this book. When you are viewing this book, if you click on "Paperback" it takes you to the book put out by CreateSpace and this is the edition that looks like it was put together in someone's home. I recently purchased a version of the "The Light Princess" that was published by CreateSpace & I immediately returned it because it was terrible to look at. I wish there was a way to separate those reviews from this book published by Rabbit Room Press. Rabbit Room does beautiful work!
It made me sad to see that some negative reviews for an edition published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing got attached to this book. When you are viewing this book, if you click on "Paperback" it takes you to the book put out by CreateSpace and this is the edition that looks like it was put together in someone's home. I recently purchased a version of the "The Light Princess" that was published by CreateSpace & I immediately returned it because it was terrible to look at. I wish there was a way to separate those reviews from this book published by Rabbit Room Press. Rabbit Room does beautiful work!
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