The Wise Woman: a Parable

For the children's picture book, see The Lost Princess (Celeste and Carmel Buckingham book).<br>The Lost Princess: A Double Story, first published in 1875 as The Wise Woman: A Parable, is a fairy tale novel by George MacDonald.<br>The story describes how a woman of mysterious powers pays visits to two very different young girls: one a princess, the other a shepherd’s daughter. It has been regarded as ahead of its time in its approach to parenting.