Author
George MacDonald (1824–1905) is represented here by 65 public-domain titles, including A Book of Strife in the Form of The Diary of an Old Soul, A Dish of Orts : Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shakespeare, and A Double Story. This page is a shelf list: the books are read on Open Library, not stored here.
At the Back of the North Wind was serialized in the children's magazine Good Words for the Young beginning and was published in book form. At the Back of the North Wind is a fantasy centered on a boy named Diamond and his adventures with the North Wind.
Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women turns on the character Anodos ("pathless" in Greek) and takes its inspiration from German Romanticism, particularly Novalis. Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women concerns a young man who is pulled into a dreamlike world and there hunts for his ideal of female beauty, embodied by the "Marble Lady".
The Light Princess was published in as a story within the larger story Adela Cathcart. Drawing on inspiration from the story "Sleeping Beauty", it recounts a princess afflicted by a constant weightlessness, unable to get her feet on the ground, both literally and metaphorically, until she finds a love that brings her down to earth.
The Princess and Curdie is the sequel to The Princess and the Goblin. The adventure continues with Princess Irene and Curdie a year or two older.
Lilith: A Romance is considered among the darkest of MacDonald's works, and among the most profound. In the story, MacDonald mentions a cosmic sleep that heals tortured souls, preceding the salvation of all.
Sir Gibbie is a novel by the Scottish author George MacDonald, including dialogue written in the Doric dialect of Scotland, that presents a narrative rags-to-riches arc for the title character, in the context of the actual emphasis on the integrity of Gibbie as an obedient Christian servant, and indeed as a Christ-like figure, despite his challenges and circumstances.
Donal Grant accepts a position as tutor in a wealthy family where, in addition to imparting knowledge and Godly principles to the young son, Davie, he finds himself caught in a web of mystery and madness.
Mary Marston was written in 1881 and later republished as A Daughter's Devotion. The story centres around the life of a simple merchant's daughter, the titular Mary Marston.
There & Back is centered on a transformative journey that combines elements of travel and self-reflection. There & Back explores the protagonist’s adventure, which serves as a backdrop for significant personal growth and spiritual discovery.
"(Back Home Again in) Indiana" is a song composed by James F. Hanley with lyrics by Ballard MacDonald that was published in January.
The Elect Lady is centered upon three main characters: Andrew, a poor, scholarly, godly man; Dawtie, a simple servant girl who cares for animals; and Alexa, the landlord's daughter and the landlord himself.
Far Above Rubies stays with the life of a young woman named Lilith, who is raised in a wealthy family but feels unfulfilled by a life of luxury and privilege. She longs for something more meaningful and decides to leave her comfortable existence to pursue her own path.
Alec Forbes of Howglen is a novel by George MacDonald, first published by Hurst and Blackett, and is primarily concerned with Scottish country life.