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The Wise Woman and Other Stories

by George MacDonald

ISBN13: 9780802818607
ISBN10: 0802818609
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George MacDonald (1824-1905), the great nineteenth-century innovator of modern fantasy, influenced not only C. S. Lewis but also such literary masters as Charles Williams and J. R. R. Tolkien. Though his longer fairy tales Lilith and Phantastes are particularly famous, much of MacDonald?'s best fantasy writing is found in his shorter stories. In this volume editor Glenn Sadler has compiled some of MacDonald?'s finest short works marvelous fairy tales and stories certain to delight readers familiar with MacDonald and those about to meet him for the first time.

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This is one volume in the four-volume collection of the complete fantasy stories of George MacDonald, the great nineteenth-century innovator of modern fantasy, whose works influenced C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams.

The wise woman, or, The lost princess.--Little Daylight.--Cross purposes.--The castle.

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Product Details

ISBN:: 9780802818607
Editor:: Yoe, Craig
Other:: Yoe, Craig
Illustrator:: Yoe, Craig
Illustrator:: Craig Yoe
Author:: MacDonald, George
Author:: Yoe, Craig
Author:: George, MacDonald
Author:: Craig Yoe
Publisher:: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Location:: Grand Rapids, MI :
Subject:: General
Subject:: Fiction
Subject:: Short stories
Subject:: Fantasy
Subject:: Fantasy - General
Subject:: Fairy tales
Subject:: Fairy Tales & Folklore - Collections by Author
Subject:: Children's stories, English
Subject:: Children s Fairy Tales-General
Subject:: Children s Middle Readers-General
Subject:: Science Fiction and Fantasy-A to Z
Subject:: Children s-General
Copyright:: 1980
Series:: Fantasy Stories of George MacDonald
Series Volume:: 1980/3
Publication Date:: 19801031
Binding:: TRADE PAPER
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Yes
Pages:: 172
Dimensions:: 9.00x6.01x.54 in. .62 lbs.
Age Level:: 09-12

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