The Princess and Curdie

The Princess and Curdie continues Princess Irene's and Curdie the miner's son's adventures. Curdie is assigned a task. He must journey to Gwyntystorm and aid Princess Irene in defending the King from a nefarious and lethal conspiracy devised by the King's own ministers. Curdie has a secret power to tell who is a friend and who is an adversary thanks to a magical gift from her great-great-fire-roses. grandmother's But the true power is in his heart and the Princess's heart: to do better, grow better, and be better, for only the power of goodness can save the King. The Princess and Curdie is a timeless classic by George MacDonald that is worth reading again and again.

“There is only one way I care for. Do better, and grow better, and be better.….” ~The Princess and Curdie