The Light Princess
The Light Princess is a fairy tale written by George MacDonald and published in 1864. The story follows the life of a princess who has no gravity, both physically and emotionally. She floats around her castle and cannot feel any emotions until she meets a prince who helps her find balance in her life.
By George MacDonald · First published 1864 · Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Children's Literature · 15 chapters · 18,043 words
First lines
Once upon a time, so long ago that I have quite forgotten the date, there lived a king and queen who had no children.
And the king said to himself, "All the queens of my acquaintance have children, some three, some seven, and some as many as twelve; and my queen has not one. I feel ill-used. " So he made up his mind to be cross with his wife about it. But she bore it all like a good patient queen as she was. Then the king grew very cross indeed. But the queen pretended to take it all as a joke, and a very good one too.
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The Light Princess is listed on Textopian as a novel by George MacDonald, dated 1864 CE.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: George MacDonald
- Date: 1864 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Children's Literature, Allegory, Romance
- Length: 18,043 words
- Structure: 15 chapters, 354 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Very Easy (5th Grade or below)
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Genres
- Fantasy — The story features magical elements, such as a princess who is cursed to have no gravity.
- Fairy Tale — The narrative follows a traditional fairy tale structure with a moral lesson and fantastical characters.
- Children's Literature — The book is written in a style and with themes suitable for a young audience.
- Allegory — The story uses symbolic characters and events to convey deeper moral and philosophical meanings.
Tags
fairy tale · fantasy · princess · magic · adventure · love · humor · lightness · gravity · self-discovery · friendship · imagination
Contents
- What! no Children?
- Won't I, just?
- She can't be ours
- Where is she?
- What is to be Done?
- She Laughs too Much
- Try Metaphysics
- Try a Drop of Water
- Put me in again
- Look at the Moon
- Hiss!
- Where is the Prince?
- Here I am
- This is very Kind of you
- Look at the Rain!