Read the fantasy stories that inspired C.S. Lewis, captivated J.R.R. Tolkien, and help shape the fantasy genre in this illustrated edition of George MacDonald's work!
C.S. Lewis wrote, concerning his first reading of George MacDonald's Phantastes at age sixteen, "That night my imagination was, in a certain sense, baptized; the rest of me[,] not unnaturally, took longer. I had not the faintest notion what I had let myself in for by buying Phantastes."
Included in this collection of inspirational fantasy works by George MacDonald are:
Phantastes - A Faerie Romance for Men and Women
Cross Purposes
The Shadow
The Light Princess
The Giant's Heart
The Golden Key
At the Back of the North Wind
The Princess and the Goblin (Illustrated)
The Princess and Curdie (Illustrated)
Lilith
As an added bonus, also included in this collection is The Fantastic Imagination, MacDonald's commentary on imaginative fiction.
Enjoy many of MacDonald's favorite fantasy stories in an easy to read format in this wonderful edition.
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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