The Light Princess By George MacDonald Illustrated George MacDonald 9781521150405 Books
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About The Light Princess by George MacDonald
The Light Princess is a Scottish fairy tale by George MacDonald. It was published in 1864. Drawing on inspiration from Sleeping Beauty, it tells the story of a princess afflicted by a constant weightlessness, unable to get her feet on the ground, both literally and metaphorically, until she finds a love that brings her down to earth. An animated version was released in 1978. In 2013, a musical version by Tori Amos and Samuel Adamson inspired by the original story was premiered for the Royal National Theatre in London. The stage production featured actress Rosalie Craig as the title character. The musical was generally well-received, enjoyed an extended run in the theatre, and had its cast recording released in 2015. Plot A king and queen, after some time, have a daughter. The king invites everyone to the christening, except his sister Princess Makemnoit, a spiteful and sour woman. She arrives without an invitation and curses the princess to have no gravity. Whenever the princess accidentally moves up in the air, she has to be brought down, and the wind is capable of carrying her off. As she grows, she never cries, and never can be brought to see the serious side of anything. The court philosophers, when consulted, are unable to propose any cure that the king and queen will suffer to be used. She passionately loves swimming, and when she swims, she regains her gravity. This leads to the proposal that if she could be brought to cry, it might break the curse. But nothing can induce her to cry. A prince from another country sets out to find a wife, but finds fault in every princess he finds. He had not intended to seek out the light princess, but, upon becoming lost in a forest, he finds the princess swimming. Thinking she is drowning, he "rescues" her, ending up with her in the air, with her scolding him. He falls instantly in love and, upon her demand, puts her back in the water, and goes swimming with her. Days pass, and the prince learns that her manner is changed between the water and the land, and he can not marry her as she is on land.The Light Princess By George MacDonald Illustrated George MacDonald 9781521150405 Books
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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The Light Princess By George MacDonald Illustrated George MacDonald 9781521150405 Books Reviews
...Never weary human arms-Only crush thy parents' heart!" Enjoyable fairy tale, my favorite passage being "He had fallen in love with her almost, already; for her anger made her more charming than any one else had ever beheld her..." Fine book and a good buy only made better if you can find it as part of a worthy collection.
The Light Princess is one of my favorite stories ever! I would love it if there was an adaptation got smaller children- would make a wonderful bedtime story. Anyways, if you like C.S. Lewis and Grimm fairytales, you will love George MaDonald's fantasy stories!
I love this book and MacDonald's style. A beautiful fairy tale. I was disappointed in the cover of the book though - it is a low resolution picture of Alphonse Mucha's "Spring". It's rather pixelated...and it has nothing to do with the story, which is fine, but I really wish it was high resolution to show of Mucha's beautiful work.
This is the first time I read this 19th century fairytale. I'm wondering if these fairy tales that most of my generation grew up with would still work with today's young child? Would even the young parent know how important it is to develop a child's imagination? Might be an interesting experiment to read it to a child or grandchild now.... before they get involved with computers that do your own thinking for you.
Short and sweet. Electronic version has some typos. Recommended for children and also for the adult who wants something light, old fashioned, and quirky that does not require any emotional effort. Great for before bed, on the beach, or anytime you want distraction that does not insult the intelligence.
A lovely fairy tale about a princess who has been cursed by her wicked aunt as an infant and can not feel gravity. A prince looking for a princess and stumbles upon our "light" princess. Boy falls in love, there's a dilemma, boy saves girl, they live happily ever after. Cute short tale. I have never read this story before and I found some of the words to be a little bit hard to understand if a child were to read it, other than that, it was a delightful tale.
I bought this book to donate to our school library. The Light Princess was a favorite of mine and I wanted to share it with other children. I thought this cover was most attractive, so I chose this copy. I wish I hadn't. It was shipped in a padded envelope, but with no warnings to keep flat. So it was folded into thirds to be shoved in my mailbox. The spine is damaged.
Opening the package, I noticed the cover was pixelated. It looked as though the illustration was a jpg taken off the Internet at too low a resolution for the size (a standard 8.5X11 sheet of paper). Sure enough, the entire book looks like it was printed and bound by a local office store. In fact, it was marked at the back as printed the day I purchased it. That, in and of itself, isn't an issue. However, there was no thought to font choice or formatting. The chapters start at the top of the page and continue until the end in one block. It doesn't look like a beloved book so much as a self published school report. I should have gone to our local used book store and gotten two decent copies for the same price.
Shoccked, I reread the description and it only describes the story, not this self published book. I feel it's a shame that someone can make money off of books no longer protected by copyright and then don't even go to the effort of doing the author's work justice.
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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