George MacDonald 
The Light Princess 

‘The Light Princess’ is George Mac Donald’s 1864 fairy tale. It is the story of a young girl, the daughter of the King, who at her christening is cursed to have no gravity by the uninvited Princess Makemnoit, sister to the King and a spiteful and bitter woman. As a result the princess is in constant danger of being carried away by the wind. A captivatingly whimsical tale, ‘The Light Princess’ is one of George Mac Donald’s most loved stories.