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  1. Lilith

    by George MacDonald

    Lilith, by nineteenth-century Christian novelist, George MacDonald, is the chronicle of five trips taken by its narrator, Mr. Vane, into another world where, under the spell of MacDonald's extraordinary imagination, he explores the ultimate mystery of evil. The volume is introduced by C.S.

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  2. Phantastes

    by George MacDonald

    One of nineteenth-century novelist George MacDonald's most important works, Phantastes tells the story of its narrator's dreamlike adventures in fairyland, masterfully recounted to convey a sense of profound sadness and a poignant longing for death. Introduced by C.S.

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  3. The Light Princess

    by George MacDonald, Maurice Sendak

    The Light Princess — the princess who "lost her gravity" — has been essential fiction for several generations of children. This new edition is a companion volume (same page size, similar design) to our edition of The Golden Key , of which Publishers' Weekly said:... (learn more about this book)

  4. The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories

    by George MacDonald

    THE LIGHT PRINCESS When the Light Princess was born, somebody screwed up an invitation to her christening and left out her evil aunt. Who was a witch! That evil aunt vented her spleen by casting a spell on the Princess that left her immune to gravity. Which was a strange (and often... (learn more about this book)

  5. The Complete Fairy Tales

    by George MacDonald

    An authoritative edition of the shorter fairy tales of George MacDonald, "one of the most remarkable writers of the nineteenth century" (W. H. Auden) George MacDonald occupied a major position in the intellectual life of his Victorian contemporaries, and his dazzling fairy tales earned him... (learn more about this book)

  6. The Wise Woman and Other Stories

    by George MacDonald

    This is one volume in the four-volume collection of the complete fantasy stories of George MacDonald, the great nineteenth-century innovator of modern fantasy, whose works influenced C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams.

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  7. Sir Gibbie

    by George MacDonald

    SIR GIBBIE is a heartgripping adventure story set in Scotland over a century ago. It is the tale of a ragged orphan who triumphs over hunger and homelessness, murder and misery, with a valiant spirit and a heart full of love.

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  8. The Golden Key

    by George MacDonald

    The adventurous wanderings of a boy and girl to find the keyhole which fits the rainbow's golden key.

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  9. Golden Key and Other Stories

    by George MacDonald

    George MacDonald (1824-1905), the great nineteenth-century innovator of modern fantasy, influenced not only C. S. Lewis but also such literary masters as Charles Williams and J. R. R. Tolkien. Though his longer fairy tales Lilith and Phantastes are particularly famous, much of MacDonald's best... (learn more about this book)

  10. The Highlander's Last Song

    by George MacDonald

    Set in the rugged Scottish highlands in the mid-19th century, The Highlander's Last Song captures in print a crucial and life-changing era in the history of Scotland. For centuries, the hardy Scotsmen had clung to their land, working at the stubborn soil and keeping in close-knit clans. ... (learn more about this book)

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