The Complete Fairy Tales

By George MacDonald and U. C. Knoepflmacher

By George MacDonald and U. C. Knoepflmacher

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    About The Complete Fairy Tales

    George MacDonald occupied a major position in the intellectual life of his Victorian contemporaries. This volume brings together all eleven of his shorter fairy stories as well as his essay “The Fantastic Imagination”. The subjects are those of traditional fantasy: good and wicked fairies, children embarking on elaborate quests, and journeys into unsettling dreamworlds. Within this familiar imaginative landscape, his children’s stories were profoundly experimental, questioning the association of childhood with purity and innocence, and the need to separate fairy tale wonder from adult scepticism and disbelief.

    About The Complete Fairy Tales

    George MacDonald occupied a major position in the intellectual life of his Victorian contemporaries. This volume brings together all eleven of his shorter fairy stories as well as his essay “The Fantastic Imagination”. The subjects are those of traditional fantasy: good and wicked fairies, children embarking on elaborate quests, and journeys into unsettling dreamworlds. Within this familiar imaginative landscape, his children’s stories were profoundly experimental, questioning the association of childhood with purity and innocence, and the need to separate fairy tale wonder from adult scepticism and disbelief.

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    Table Of Contents

    Introduction
    Suggestions for Further Reading
    A Note on the Texts
    The Fantastic ImaginationFrom ADELA CATHCARTThe Light Princess
    The Shadows
    The Giant’s Heart
    From DEALINGS WITH THE FAIRIESCross Purposes
    The Golden Key
    From AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WINDLittle Daylight
    Nanny’s Dream
    Diamond’s Dream
    LATER TALESThe Carasoyn
    The Wise Woman, or The Lost Princess: A Double Story
    The History of Photogen and Nycteris: A Day and Night Mährchen
    Explanatory Notes

    About George MacDonald

    George Macdonald (1824-1905) was born at Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where his father was a miller and his family Congregationalists. As a young man he was ordained a minister of the Congregational church but he resigned after a disagreement with his… More about George MacDonald

    About George MacDonald

    George Macdonald (1824-1905) was born at Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where his father was a miller and his family Congregationalists. As a young man he was ordained a minister of the Congregational church but he resigned after a disagreement with his… More about George MacDonald

    Product Details

    Paperback
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Sep 01, 1999 | 384 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780140437379

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    Published by Penguin Classics
    Sep 01, 1999 | 384 Pages | ISBN 9781101651377

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