This volume contains 3 NOVELS, the first trilogy by English Christian writer George Macdonald, one of the most influential writer of the end of 19th century, who influenced heavily writers like G. K. Chesterton and C. S. Lewis. The books in this volume by this prolific writer, who produced dozens of novels as well as religious books, are:
ANNALS OF A QUIET NEIGHBOURHOOD,
THE SEABOARD PARISH,
THE VICAR'S DAUGHTER.
George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister.
Known particularly for his poignant fairy tales and fantasy novels, George MacDonald inspired many authors, such as W. H. Auden, J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, E. Nesbit and Madeleine L'Engle. G. K. Chesterton cited The Princess and the Goblin as a book that had "made a difference to my whole existence."
Even Mark Twain, who initially disliked MacDonald, became friends with him, and there is some evidence that Twain was influenced by MacDonald.
MacDonald grew up influenced by his Congregational Church, with an atmosphere of Calvinism. But MacDonald never felt comfortable with some aspects of Calvinist doctrine; indeed, legend has it that when the doctrine of predestination was first explained to him, he burst into tears (although assured that he was one of the elect). Later novels, such as Robert Falconer and Lilith, show a distaste for the idea that God's electing love is limited to some and denied to others.
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