The Light Princess
By George MacDonald (1864)
The Light Princess by George MacDonald (1864). Unabridged Charlotte Mason living book edition for Form I Literature & Classic Fiction.
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Chapter I Ancient England And The Romans
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 1
If you look at a Map of the World, you will see, in the left-hand upper corner of the Eastern Hemisphere, two Islands lying in the sea. They are England and Scotland, and Ireland. England and Scotland form the greater part of these Islands. Ireland is the next in size. The little neighbouring islands, which are so small upon the Map as to be mere dots, are chiefly little bits of Scotland,—broken off, I dare say, in the course of a great length of time, by the power of the restless water.
In the old days, a long, long while ago, before Our Saviour was born on earth and lay asleep in a manger, these Islands were in the same place, and the stormy sea roared round them, just as it roars now. But the sea was not alive, then, with great ships and brave sailors, sailing to and from all parts of the world. It was very lonely. The Islands lay solitary, in the great expanse of water. The foaming waves dashed against their cliffs, and the bleak winds blew over their forests; but the winds and waves brought no adventurers to land upon the Islands, and the savage Islanders knew nothing of the rest of the world, and the rest of the world knew nothing of them.
It is supposed that the Phœnicians, who were an ancient people, famous for carrying on trade, came in ships to these Islands, and found that they produced tin and lead; both very useful things, as you know, and both produced to this very hour upon the sea-coast. The most celebrated tin mines in Cornwall are, still, close to the sea. One of them, which I have seen, is so close to it that it is hollowed out underneath the ocean; and the miners say, that in stormy weather, when they are at work down in that deep place, they can hear the noise of the waves thundering above their heads. So, the Phœnicians, coasting about the Islands, would come, without much difficulty, to where the tin and lead were.
The Phœnicians traded with the Islanders for these metals, and gave the Islanders some other useful things in exchange. The Islanders were, at first, poor savages, going almost naked, or only dressed in the rough skins of beasts, and staining their bodies, as other savages do, with coloured earths and the juices of plants. But the Phœnicians, sailing over to the opposite coasts of France and Belgium, and saying to the people there, ‘We have been to those white cliffs across the water, which you can see in fine weather, and from that country, which is called Britain, we bring this tin and lead,’ tempted some of the French and Belgians to come over also. These people settled themselves on the south coast of England, which is now called Kent; and, although they were a rough people too, they taught the savage Britons some useful arts, and improved that part of the Islands. It is probable that other people came over from Spain to Ireland, and settled there.
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Table of Contents
49 ChaptersEvery chapter below is pre-indexed for oral narration and easy 1-click scheduling into your weekly Charlotte Mason lesson plan.
Chapter I Ancient England And The Romans
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 1
Chapter Ii Ancient England Under The Early Saxons
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 2
Chapter Iii England Under The Good Saxon, Alfred
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 3
Chapter Iv England Under Athelstan And The Six Boy-Kings
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 4
Chapter V England Under Canute The Dane
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 5
Chapter Vi England Under Harold Harefoot, Hardicanute, And Edward The Confessor
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 6
Chapter Vii England Under Harold The Second, And Conquered By The Normans
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 7
Chapter Viii England Under William The First, The Norman Conqueror
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 8
Chapter Ix England Under William The Second, Called Rufus
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 9
Chapter X England Under Henry The First, Called Fine-Scholar
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 10
Chapter Xi England Under Matilda And Stephen
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 11
Chapter 12: Part The First
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 12
Chapter 13: Part The Second
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 13
Chapter Xiii England Under Richard The First, Called The Lion-Heart
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 14
Chapter Xiv England Under King John, Called Lackland
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 15
Chapter Xv England Under Henry The Third, Called, Of Winchester
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 16
Chapter Xvi England Under Edward The First, Called Longshanks
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 17
Chapter Xvii England Under Edward The Second
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 18
Chapter Xviii England Under Edward The Third
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 19
Chapter Xix England Under Richard The Second
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 20
Chapter Xx England Under Henry The Fourth, Called Bolingbroke
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 21
Chapter 22: First Part
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 22
Chapter 23: Second Part
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 23
Chapter 24: Part The First
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 24
Chapter 25: Part The Second: The Story Of Joan Of Arc
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 25
Chapter 26: Part The Third
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 26
Chapter Xxiii England Under Edward The Fourth
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 27
Chapter Xxiv England Under Edward The Fifth
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 28
Chapter Xxv England Under Richard The Third
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 29
Chapter Xxvi England Under Henry The Seventh
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 30
Chapter 31: Part The First
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 31
Chapter 32: Part The Second
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 32
Chapter Xxix England Under Edward The Sixth
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 33
Chapter Xxx England Under Mary
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 34
Chapter Xxxi England Under Elizabeth
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 35
Chapter 36: Second Part
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 36
Chapter 37: Third Part
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 37
Chapter Xxxii England Under James The First
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 38
Chapter 39: Second Part
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 39
Chapter Xxxiii England Under Charles The First
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 40
Chapter 41: Second Part
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 41
Chapter 42: Third Part
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 42
Chapter 43: Fourth Part
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 43
Chapter Xxxiv England Under Oliver Cromwell
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 44
Chapter 45: Second Part
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 45
Chapter Xxxv England Under Charles The Second, Called The Merry Monarch
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 46
Chapter 47: Second Part
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 47
Chapter Xxxvi England Under James The Second
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 48
Chapter Xxxvii
The Light Princess by George MacDonald — Chapter 49
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