The light princess
Because she is not invited to the christening of the princess, the King's sister casts a spell depriving the child of gravity and the ability to weep tears.
More by George MacDonald
Phantastes
The Princess and the Goblin
At the Back of the North Wind
The Princess and Curdie
The day boy and the night girl
The golden key
The light princess, and other fairy tales
The flight of the shadow
A book of strife in the form of the diary of an old soul
Sir Gibbie
George MacDonald
The Vicar's Daughter
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- Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
- Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
- What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
- If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
- Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?