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Streszczenie książki Księżniczka i Curdie
- 8 min czytania
- 11 parts
- Nagranie wkrótce
A miner boy shoots a white pigeon and is sent north by a spinning old woman who can become a lady of light.
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Księżniczka i Curdie — najważniejsze informacje
Streszczenie: 8 min czytania
- Czas czytania
- Około 3 h 40 min2 h 55 min fast, 4 h 25 min slow
- Długość
- Liczba słów: 52 600
- Poziom trudności w bibliotece
- Średni longer sentences, everyday words
- Pierwsze wydanie
- 1883by George MacDonald
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Księżniczka i Curdie in short
The Princess and Curdie follows a young miner who is shaken awake by the death of a pigeon and sent by a mysterious old lady to do work he does not understand. He receives a gift that lets him feel what people are becoming, and a fierce, strange companion named Lina. In the city of Gwyntystorm he finds a sick king, a clever doctor and a court that has sold its honesty.
What Księżniczka i Curdie is about
Can a boy who is good at heart still drift into carelessness? Curdie, a young miner, does exactly that, and it takes the look of a dying white pigeon to wake him. The Princess and Curdie is a fairy tale by George MacDonald, published in 1883 as the sequel to The Princess and the Goblin.
Curdie travels from his mountain cottage to the walled city of Gwyntystorm, where the king lies sick. An old princess sends him with a strange gift and a companion with a monstrous shape. Under the adventure runs one question. What do our small daily habits make of us, and who sees it before we do?
Dla kogo. You will love this if you enjoy fairy tales with a moral core, magical grandmothers, loyal and strange beasts, brave young heroes and wicked courts brought low.
The story in 11 parts
Key idea 1 · free to read
A careless boy shoots a white pigeon
Curdie, the son of Peter the miner, lives in a small cottage on a mountain. A year ago he saved Princess Irene from the goblins, yet he chose to stay with his parents. Since then he has grown careless. He doubts the old lady Irene once described, and he pays less heed to bees and clouds than to silver ore.
One summer evening he shoots a white pigeon with a bow he made himself. The bird looks into his face with eyes that ask where the sky has gone. Then they close, and Curdie sobs, because until that moment he never knew what a pigeon was.
He carries the bird up a steep stair to a tower, where a withered old woman sits in a beam of moonlight. She does not scold him. She asks only whether he meant any good, and he has to say no. Carelessness is itself a wrong, and seeing it is where change begins.
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The old princess shows herself in many shapes
The old woman tells Curdie she is glad he shot her bird, because it showed him what he was becoming.
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The lady of emeralds has many names, but one self
That evening Curdie and his father follow a pale green star down an abandoned passage.
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Pain in the rose fire gives Curdie a new gift
The next evening Curdie climbs to the tower.
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A guardian beast and a company of oddities
Curdie leaves at sunrise with a goatskin wallet, a stick and his mattock.
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The city of Gwyntystorm shuts its hearts
The travelers reach Gwyntystorm, a city on a great rock with the king's palace above.
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Escape through the rock and the filthy palace
In a dark vault, Curdie finds his ropes loosened, and soon he is free.
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A sick king, a smiling doctor and a poisoned cup
In the king's chamber a girl comes toward Curdie with her finger on her lips.
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Hands that tell the truth about people
The gift of the rose fire runs through the whole book.
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Trust, obedience and a city that looks after itself
Again and again Curdie has to act without knowing why.
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A fairy tale told by a preacher's voice
MacDonald tells this tale in the voice of a storyteller who speaks to you directly.
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Characters, plot and themes
Main characters
- Curdie A young miner who is wise with his hands and loyal to his parents, sent north to serve the king.
- Princess Irene The king's young daughter, now watching nightly beside her sick father and trusting Curdie when he returns.
- The old princess Irene's great-great-grandmother, who shows herself as a spinner, a lady of emeralds and a keeper of pigeons.
- Lina A hideous creature who becomes Curdie's faithful companion and fights bravely at his side.
- Peter Curdie's father, a quiet miner who thinks twenty thoughts for every word and keeps the green stone.
- Joan Curdie's mother, a wise and warm woman who encourages him to keep his promises.
- Derba An old woman in Gwyntystorm who welcomes strangers into her small house, where she lives with her granddaughter Barbara.
- Dr Kelman The king's smiling doctor, who gives him wine each night and seems far too kind.
How it ends (spoiler)
The king, healed after a night of fire, leads a small army against the invading Borsagrass, and a cloud of pigeons wins the battle. The housemaid proves to be the old princess, who is also Queen Irene. The traitors are driven out. Curdie and Irene marry and rule well, and Lina vanishes into the rose fire. After their deaths a greedy king mines the rock beneath the city until Gwyntystorm collapses into a river rapid.
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Pytania o Księżniczka i Curdie
What is The Princess and Curdie about?
It follows Curdie, a young miner, who is sent by Princess Irene's great-great-grandmother to the city of Gwyntystorm. There he finds the king ill and the court corrupt, and he uses a strange gift to help set things right.
Do I need to read The Princess and the Goblin first?
No. The book recounts what you need to know in its first chapter, where it explains how Curdie once saved the princess from goblins. Reading the first book adds background, but the story stands by itself.
Who is the old lady in The Princess and Curdie?
She is Irene's great-great-grandmother, who appears as a spinner in the tower, a lady of emeralds in the mountain and a keeper of pigeons. She also goes by the name of the Lady of the Silver Moon.
What is Curdie's gift of touch?
After he puts his hands into a fire of roses, he can feel what people are becoming through their hands. A hand that feels like a beast's paw shows a person sinking, while a gentle hand shows hidden goodness.
Is it a children's book?
It is a fairy tale written for young readers, with short chapters, lively scenes and clear morals. Its ideas about trust, honesty and character also speak to adults, so it works well read aloud to a family.
Zacytuj to wydanie
MacDonald, George. The Princess and Curdie. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-princess-and-curdie.
MacDonald, G. (2026). The princess and Curdie. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-princess-and-curdie (Original work published 1883)
MacDonald, George. The Princess and Curdie. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-princess-and-curdie.
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