George Macdonald's 1872 classic "The Princess and the Goblin" is combined with its 1883 sequel "The Princess and Curdie," with more than a hundred illustrations by James Allen, Arthur Hughes, Maria L. Kirk, Jessie Wilcox Smith, and Helen Stratton. Thirty of these are in full color for the ebook edition. This edition is unabridged but has been given small punctuation fixes for the sake of clarity. British spellings have been preserved.

Secrets abound in Princess Irene's home. Vicious goblins plot in the caves below, and Irene and her new friend Curdie must choose who to trust if they are to save the kingdom from disaster. In the included sequel, Curdie and Irene have not seen each other for more than a year, but the stakes are higher than ever and they must reunite to foil the most sinister plan yet.