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The Heart of George MacDonald: A One-Volume Collection of His Most Important Fiction, Essays, Sermons, Drama, and Biographical Information

The Heart of George MacDonald is a compilation that offers a deep dive into the literary and spiritual legacy of the 19th-century author. It includes a variety of his writings, showcasing his versatility as a writer and his profound influence on the genres of fantasy and Christian literature. more

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George MacDonald
George MacDonald

George MacDonald was a 19th-century Scottish author known for his fantasy literature and religious thought. His works had a profound influence on later writers, such as J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. more

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“But God lets men have their playthings, like the children they are, that they may learn to distinguish them from true possessions. If they are not learning that he takes them from them, and tries the other way: for lack of them and its misery, they will perhaps seek the true!”

“Diamond, however, had not been out so late before in all his life, and things looked so strange about him! - just as if he had got into Fairyland, of which he knew quite as much as anybody; for his mother had no money to buy books to set him wrong on the subject.”

“I say again, if I cannot draw a horse, I will not write THIS IS A HORSE under what I foolishly meant for one.”