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Mar 2023
31m 46s

The Princess and the Goblin: The Princes...

Bedtime Stories with Taesha Glasgow
About this episode

Trouble sleeping? Drift off tonight to the continuation of the Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald. Published in 1872, it is a fantasy novel that inspired authors like Tolkein and G.K Chesterton. In this episode, Princess Irene and her nurse get lost outside of the castle at night. That rock in the middle of the road up ahead, does it have arms?


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