“He had fallen in love with her almost, already; for her anger made her more charming than any one else had ever beheld her; and, as far as he could see, which certainly was not far, she had...”
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<p><i>The Light Princess</i>--the princess who "lost her gravity"--has been essential fiction for several generations of children. This new edition is a companion volume (same page size, similar design) to our edition of <i>The Golden Key</i>, of which<i> Publishers' Weekly</i> said: "Maurice Sendak lights the way through MacDonald's Kingdom with the most mystical, the most poetic pictures of his distinguished career." Now Sendak has made the pictures <i>The Light Princess</i> always deserved to have.<br> This is the only separate edition available that preserves the authentic text; it is neither cut nor edited nor "improved" in any way.</p>
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George MacDonald
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“He had fallen in love with her almost, already; for her anger made her more charming than any one else had ever beheld her; and, as far as he could see, which certainly was not far, she had...”
“Perhaps the best thing for the princess would have been to fall in love. But how a princess who had no gravity could fall into anything is a difficulty–perhaps the difficulty.”
“But the princess had to learn to walk, before they could be married with any propriety. And this was not so easy at her time of life, for she could walk no more than a baby. She was always f...”
“Then we’re all happy.” “That we are indeed!” answered the princess, sobbing.”