The Light Princess

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The Light Princess

Cover of 1962 edition.
Author	George MacDonald
Illustrator	Arthur Hughes
Language	English
Genre	Fairy tale
Publication date	1864
Publication place	Scotland

The Light Princess is a Scottish fairy tale by George MacDonald. It was published in 1864 as a story within the larger story Adela Cathcart. Drawing on inspiration from "Sleeping Beauty", it tells the story of a princess afflicted by a constant weightlessness, unable to get her feet on the ground, both literally and metaphorically, until she finds a love that brings her down to earth.