Questions tagged [the-light-princess]

Questions about the fairy tale 'The Light Princess' by the Scottish author George MacDonald. Use this tag with the [george-macdonald] tag.

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What is the significance of the name "Kopy-Keck" in The Light Princess?

In "The Light Princess" by George MacDonald, the king consults "two very wise Chinese philosophers" about the princess's condition.1 The philosophers are named "Hum-Drum" and "Kopy-Keck." The story is ...
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