The Princess and the Goblin

When Princess Irene and her nursemaid stay out too late and are chased home by goblins, a young miner boy called Curdie comes to their rescue. So begins a fantastic adventure in which Irene and Curdie must try to stop a goblin invasion, helped by Irene's mysterious great-great-grandmother. This much loved tale was a personal favorite of C.S.Lewis and J.R.R.Tolkien. This edition includes the sequel, The Princess and Curdie.