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The Complete Works of George MacDonald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Theological Writings & Essays (Illustrated): The Princess and the Goblin, Phantastes, At the Back of the North Wind, Lilith, England’s Antiphon, David Elginbrod, Malcolm, The Light Princess, The Golden Key and many more

The Complete Works of George MacDonald is a comprehensive compilation of the literary output of George MacDonald, a prominent 19th-century writer. The collection spans various genres, including novels, short stories, poetry, theological writings, and essays. It includes classic works like The Princess and the Goblin, Phantastes, At the Back of the North Wind, Lilith, England’s Antiphon, David Elginbrod, Malcolm, The Light Princess, and The Golden Key, among many others. This illustrated edition offers readers a rich exploration of MacDonald's imaginative and philosophical writing. 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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“What distressed me most - more even than my own folly - was the perplexing question, How can beauty and ugliness dwell so near?”

“What I would say is this, that the light is not blinding because God would hide, but because the truth is too glorious for our vision.”

“It will be an ill day when our brethren take to bragging and boasting and call it 'testimony to the victorious Christian life.' We trust that holiness will be more than ever the aim of believers, but not the boastful holiness which has deluded some of the excellent of the earth into vain glory, and under which their firmest friends shudder for them.”