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At the Back of the North Wind
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2024-10-24Язык книги:
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As a poor cabbie and his wife eke out a meager existence in Victorian London, their little boy, Diamond—named after his father’s horse—is befriended by the North Wind. While Diamond learns much about life through his travels with North Wind, his visit to the country at her “back” proves to be transformative. As life in London grows especially hard, that moment provides Diamond with the resources to touch those around him with beauty and truth.
Although At the Back of the North Wind was written for children, in it MacDonald deals with deep themes, especially the potential for suffering to be redemptive, and the meaning of...
If I Had a Father
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2026-08-14Язык книги:
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Attempting to earn the love of his estranged son Arthur, Col. Gervaise has been hired as his manservant. Unaware of the Colonel’s true identity, Arthur, a reclusive and brooding artist, longs to be left alone to sculpt his latest work: a Psyche, which he keeps hidden from any visitors. When an unruly and desperate Scotsman comes to Arthur’s studio in search of his own estranged child, Mattie, Col. Gervaise is given an opportunity to not only reunite Arthur with his father, but Mattie with hers as...
Lilith
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George MacDonaldЖанр:
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2022-03-18Язык книги:
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93
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Lilith, first published in 1895, tells the story of Mr. Vane, the owner of a library that seems to be haunted by a raven—the ghost of the library’s former owner. Mr. Vane eventually follows this strange figure through a mirror and into another world, the “region of seven dimensions.” There Vane meets a number of characters, including Biblical characters like Adam and his first wife Lilith. Thus begins a battle of good versus evil that reverberates through dimensions. The narrative is heavy with Christian allegory, and MacDonald uses the world to expound on his Christian universalist philosophy while telling a story of life, death and ultimately...
Phantastes
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George MacDonaldЖанр:
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2022-03-18Язык книги:
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69
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Phantastes was published in 1858. It tells the story of Anodos, who, on coming of age, is examining the effects of his deceased father. To his astonishment, in doing so he sees an apparition of a fairy woman, who tells him that he has some fairy blood and conveys him to Fairy Land.
In Fairy Land Anodos undergoes a long series of strange adventures and spiritual experiences. He is frequently under threat, at first from malevolent trees, and later from his own evil Shadow. At one point he discovers Pygmalion’s cave and sees the form of a beautiful woman enclosed in transparent alabaster. He falls instantly in love with this woman and contrives to free her from the stone, but she flees from him. Later, he encounters the...
Poetry
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2026-01-26Язык книги:
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George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister whose visionary works laid foundations for modern fantasy literature. They continue to resonate today with their spirituality, emphasis on personal transformation, and harmonious view of nature as a reflection of divine presence, influencing contemporary discussions on faith, ecology, and moral imagination.
Composed amid his novels and sermons, many of his poems first appeared in 19th-century periodicals. This edition collects all of his poetry (excluding only his poetry written in Scots), encompassing narrative epics that trace inner journeys, intimate sonnets on divine love and human vulnerability,...
Short Fiction
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2026-02-18Язык книги:
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219
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Scottish author and Christian minister George MacDonald is widely regarded as the grandfather of modern fantasy literature, with his imaginative scope laying the foundation for the genre. While he wrote many realistic novels depicting Scottish country life, his enduring legacy rests on his fairy tales and fantasy stories, which deeply influenced literary giants like W. H. Auden, J. R. R. Tolkien, Madeleine L’Engle, and perhaps most notably, C. S. Lewis. Lewis famously wrote that he regarded MacDonald as...
The Portent
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2026-02-25Язык книги:
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Duncan Campbell, a young Scotsman, is burdened by “second sight,” a hereditary gift manifesting as a terrifying auditory omen of a horse with a dangling shoe. Seeking a reprieve from these supernatural afflictions, he accepts a tutoring position at Hilton Hall in northern England. There, he becomes fascinated by the daughter of the house, a woman whose waking life is defined by a strange mental vacancy, but who possesses a profound and hidden soul while in a state of somnambulism. As Duncan attempts to bridge the gap between her two identities, he realizes that his ancestral legacy may have followed him across the...
The Princess and Curdie
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2026-03-12Язык книги:
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Following the events of The Princess and the Goblin, Curdie has returned to his provincial life of hard but satisfying work with his father in the king’s silver mines. When an act of youthful cruelty leads him to a meeting with Princess Irene’s great-great-grandmother, he’s charged with a mysterious quest—one that will require strength, wit, and courage.
Bestowed with a supernatural ability to aid him on his mission, Curdie and a ferocious new companion must journey to the capital where Princess Irene and her father, the king, face a grave threat to the entire...
The Princess and the Goblin
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George MacDonaldДата добавления:
2022-03-19Язык книги:
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The Princess and the Goblin is a children’s fantasy novel in the vein of the best classic fairy tales. The simple narrative follows Princess Irene as she discovers a ghostly relative living in a castle tower only she can access. During a walk outside one day, she encounters the threat of the lair of goblins living near the castle—and meets a new friend, a young miner named Curdie. She and Curdie must stop the goblin threat before they can carry out their evil...
Unspoken Sermons
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George MacDonaldЖанр:
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2025-04-08Язык книги:
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174
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George MacDonald was a Scottish writer who was also a Christian minister. While his writing career focused mostly on fantasy works, he also wrote several theological works, including Unspoken Sermons, which was published in three volumes from 1867–1889.
In it, MacDonald lays out his vision of God. In his view, God is fundamentally a loving father to all humanity, working to purify people from their sin so that they are as good as God himself. A consequence of this is that all people will eventually be saved—which was a controversial teaching in the churches where he preached, making him unpopular with church leaders.
In other sermons, MacDonald deals with...
Within and Without
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2026-09-09Язык книги:
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Brother Julian is far from an exemplary monk: he takes no joy in monastery life, feels no connection with God, and continuously dwells on the mysterious life he left behind. When he learns that a woman from his past needs his help, he must choose between his duty to the Church and his duty to his conscience.
George MacDonald’s earliest published work, and his only poetic drama, Within and Without chronicles a monk’s journey to know God as he experiences love, death, and joy. Notably, it contains one of MacDonald’s earliest works of fantasy prose: a...



















