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A review by _kaylee_m_
The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald
4.0
It's not the most beautiful, polished writing, and the plot is kinda rocky in places. But. I'm enchanted with the religion of these stories. It's Narnia before Narnia was written, only I swallow this better than C. S. Lewis.
Enough backstory is given that you could read this as a stand alone book if you want. I'd still say to start with The Princess and the Goblin though.
Not sure how much sense these quotes make out of context, but they are profound within the story:
' " But if you want me to know you again,
ma'am, for certain sure," said Curdie, " could
you not give me some sign, or tell me something about you that never changes—or some other way to know you, or thing to know you by?"
" No, Curdie; that would be to keep you from
knowing me. You must know me in quite an
other way from that. It would not be the least use to you or me either if I were to make you know me in that way. It would be but to know the sign of me—not to know me myself." '
*****
'All the uppermost rooms in the palace
were left to her use, and when any one was in need of her help, up thither he must go. But even when she was there, he did not always succeed in finding her. She, however, always knew that such a one had been looking for her.'
Enough backstory is given that you could read this as a stand alone book if you want. I'd still say to start with The Princess and the Goblin though.
Not sure how much sense these quotes make out of context, but they are profound within the story:
' " But if you want me to know you again,
ma'am, for certain sure," said Curdie, " could
you not give me some sign, or tell me something about you that never changes—or some other way to know you, or thing to know you by?"
" No, Curdie; that would be to keep you from
knowing me. You must know me in quite an
other way from that. It would not be the least use to you or me either if I were to make you know me in that way. It would be but to know the sign of me—not to know me myself." '
*****
'All the uppermost rooms in the palace
were left to her use, and when any one was in need of her help, up thither he must go. But even when she was there, he did not always succeed in finding her. She, however, always knew that such a one had been looking for her.'