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The Light Princess

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Author(s):George MacDonald
Illustrator(s):William Pène du Bois
Publisher(s): Thomas Y. Crowell Co.
Year Published: 1962
Type: Hardcover
Genre: British
Fairy Tales - Modern
Fantasy - English
Fiction - Short Story
Girls Growing Up
Age Range: Ages 7-9: Short Chapter Books
Pages: 50
This is an All-Time Great Children's Book (ATGCB)
LCCN: 62012814
OCLC: 12696668

Description

Due to her father the king’s neglect to invite her aunt to the christening, that spiteful witch comes anyway and curses the infant princess so that she loses her gravity. This calls for the aid of a handsome prince, and an unusually selfless one rises to the challenge.

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Other Editions

Dealings with the Fairies (1867)

A collection of stories including ‘The Light Princess’ about a princess who losses her gravity. Read online at archive.org.

Publisher: Alexander Strahan
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The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories (1890)

A collection of fairy tales including the story of a princess who loses her gravity. Read online at archive.org.

Publisher: Blackie & Son
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The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories (1920)

A collection of fairy tales including the story of a princess who loses her gravity.

Publisher: Blackie & Son
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The Light Princess (1926)

A collection of fairy tales including the story of a princess who loses her gravity.

Publisher: Macmillan Company
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