# The Princess and Curdie — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald.

- [The Mountain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/i-the-mountain.md): This chapter introduces Curdie, the son of a miner, and describes the awe-inspiring nature of mountains. It recounts how Curdie's bravery defeated the goblins and saved Princess Irene, leading the king to offer him a pla
- [II: The White Pigeon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/ii-the-white-pigeon.md): Curdie, growing older and more skeptical, has become less attentive to the wonders of the upper world. One evening, he shoots a white pigeon with his arrow, but as it lies wounded in his hands, its gaze fills him with re
- [III: The Mistress of the Silver Moon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/iii-the-mistress-of-the-silver-moon.md): Curdie enters the castle through the open front door and navigates the winding stairs by visualizing the building's exterior. He reaches the tower room where the old princess (the great-great-grandmother) sits spinning i
- [IV: Curdie’s Father and Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/iv-curdie-s-father-and-mother.md): Curdie returns home to his parents, who immediately sense a change in him. After supper, he shares the story of his encounter with the old princess and the white pigeon. His parents advise him to follow the old lady's in
- [V: The Miners](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/v-the-miners.md): In the mine, Curdie and his father Peter listen to the miners exchange superstitious tales about Old Mother Wotherwop, a witch-like figure blamed for various misfortunes. Peter questions their assumptions, suggesting she

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- [VI: The Emerald](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/vi-the-emerald.md)
- [VII: What Is in a Name?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/vii-what-is-in-a-name.md)
- [VIII: Curdie's Mission](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/viii-curdie-s-mission.md)
- [IX: Hands](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/ix-hands.md)
- [X: The Heath](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/x-the-heath.md)
- [XI: Lina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xi-lina.md)
- [XII: More Creatures](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xii-more-creatures.md)
- [XIII: The Baker's Wife](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xiii-the-baker-s-wife.md)
- [XIV: The Dogs of Gwyntystorm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xiv-the-dogs-of-gwyntystorm.md)
- [XV: Derba and Barbara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xv-derba-and-barbara.md)
- [The Mattock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xvi-the-mattock.md)
- [XVII: The Wine-Cellar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xvii-the-wine-cellar.md)
- [XVIII: The King’s Kitchen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xviii-the-king-s-kitchen.md)
- [XIX: The King’s Chamber](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xix-the-king-s-chamber.md)
- [XX: Counterplotting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xx-counterplotting.md)
- [XXI: The Loaf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xxi-the-loaf.md)
- [XXII: The Lord Chamberlain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xxii-the-lord-chamberlain.md)
- [XXIII: Dr. Kelman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xxiii-dr-kelman.md)
- [The Prophecy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xxiv-the-prophecy.md)
- [The Avengers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xxv-the-avengers.md)
- [The Vengeance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xxvi-the-vengeance.md)
- [XXVII: More Vengeance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xxvii-more-vengeance.md)
- [XXVIII: The Preacher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xxviii-the-preacher.md)
- [Barbara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xxix-barbara.md)
- [XXX: Peter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xxx-peter.md)
- [The Sacrifice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xxxi-the-sacrifice.md)
- [The King's Army](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xxxii-the-king-s-army.md)
- [The Battle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xxxiii-the-battle.md)
- [Judgment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xxxiv-judgment.md)
- [The End](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_princess_and_curdie_se/chapters/xxxv-the-end.md)

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