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This new edition of George MacDonald's 1893 novel is updated and introduced as Volume 34 in The Cullen Collection by Michael Phillips.

George MacDonald was one of the foremost fantasy writers of the 19th century and influenced just about every writer that came after him. He was a mentor of Lewis Carroll, a friend of Mark Twain's, and a man who helped shape the works of authors like Tolkien.

Upon neighbouring stones, earth-fast, like two islands of an archipelago, in an ocean of heather, sat a boy and a girl, the girl knitting, or, as she would have called it, weaving a stocking, and the boy, his eyes fixed on her face, talking with an animation that amounted almost... Read Full Overview

George MacDonald (10 December 1824 - 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. His writings have been cited as a major literary influence... Read Full Overview

George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. In addition to his fairy tales, MacDonald wrote several works on Christian apologetics.

A story of the simple faith of a mentally ill young man and his sister that takes place on the moores of Scotland.

George MacDonald was a 19th century Scottish writer, poet and minister. He is best known for his fairy tales and fantasies including Phantastes, The Princess and the Goblin, At the Back of the North Wind, and Lilith. In Hope of the Gospel MacDonald discusses his religious beliefs... Read Full Overview

A classic tale of two young people growing up in Scotland, and the enduring power of love.

"Heather and Snow" from George MacDonald. Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister (1824-1905).

"I wud hae ye promise to merry me, Kirsty, come the time," says the young Francie Gordon to Kirsty; "and that ye ken as well as I du mysel "

Kirsty of Corbyknowe leads a simple life among the hills of Scotland, raised by a farming family and blessed... Read Full Overview