Among the great imaginative artists of the nineteenth century, MacDonald's unusual talents were recognized even in his own lifetime. And in fact, though he died nearly seventy years ago, his reputation has retained all its luster and shows no signs of dimming.
Evenor represents the last of the Adult fantasy he ever wrote - three shimmering tales, brought together here for the first time.
"George MacDonald was a Scot of genius as genuine as Carlyle's; he could write fantasy that made all experience a fairy-tale. He could give the real sense that everyone had the end of an elfin thread that must at last lead them into Paradise." ~G.K. Chesterton
With an introduction and notes by Lin Carter.
The Wise Woman
The Carasoyn
The Golden Key
George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister.
Known particularly for his poignant fairy tales and fantasy novels, George MacDonald inspired many authors, such as W. H. Auden, J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, E. Nesbit and Madeleine L'Engle. G. K. Chesterton cited The Princess and the Goblin as a book that had "made a difference to my whole existence."
Even Mark Twain, who initially disliked MacDonald, became friends with him, and there is some evidence that Twain was influenced by MacDonald.
MacDonald grew up influenced by his Congregational Church, with an atmosphere of Calvinism. But MacDonald never felt comfortable with some aspects of Calvinist doctrine; indeed, legend has it that when the doctrine of predestination was first explained to him, he burst into tears (although assured that he was one of the elect). Later novels, such as Robert Falconer and Lilith, show a distaste for the idea that God's electing love is limited to some and denied to others.
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