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George MacDonald

Born

in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, The United Kingdom

December 10, 1824

Died

September 18, 1905

Website

https://www.worksofmacdonald.com/

Genre

Children's Books, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Religion & Spirituality

Influences

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George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet and Christian Congregational minister. He became a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow-writer Lewis Carroll. In addition to his fairy tales, MacDonald wrote several works of Christian theology, including several collections of sermons. ...more

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George MacDonald’s books

Average rating: 4.05 · 133,310 ratings · 12,639 reviews · 1,809 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1) by George MacDonald, Arthur Hughes (Illustrator) 4.03 avg rating — 42,110 ratings — published 1872 — 2380 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Phantastes 3.90 avg rating — 13,178 ratings — published 1858 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Princess and Curdie (Princess Irene and Curdie, #2) by George MacDonald, Helen Stratton (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 10,922 ratings — published 1883 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Light Princess 4.03 avg rating — 9,395 ratings — published 1864 — 331 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	At the Back of the North Wind 4.01 avg rating — 8,305 ratings — published 1871	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lilith 3.88 avg rating — 7,463 ratings — published 1895 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Golden Key 4.06 avg rating — 4,027 ratings — published 1867 — 107 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sir Gibbie by George MacDonald, David Jack (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.34 avg rating — 2,007 ratings — published 1879 — 212 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Day Boy and the Night Girl 4.18 avg rating — 1,921 ratings — published 1882 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	George MacDonald by George MacDonald, C.S. Lewis (Editor) 4.15 avg rating — 1,768 ratings — published 1947 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by George MacDonald

Princess Irene and Curdie (2 books)
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George MacDonald,

Helen Stratton (Illustrator)

4.04 avg rating — 53,854 ratings

Malcolm (2 books)
by

George MacDonald,

David Jack (Goodreads Author) (translator)

4.24 avg rating — 2,897 ratings

Sir Gibbie (2 books)
by

George MacDonald,

David Jack (Goodreads Author) (Translator)

4.31 avg rating — 2,826 ratings

The Curate's Awakening (3 books)
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George MacDonald

4.22 avg rating — 2,556 ratings

The Marshmallows Trilogy (3 books)
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George MacDonald

4.17 avg rating — 942 ratings

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Quotes by George MacDonald (?)

“To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.”
― George MacDonald

tags: trust

1780 likes

“I would rather be what God chose to make me than the most glorious creature that I could think of; for to have been thought about, born in God's thought, and then made by God, is the dearest, grandest and most precious thing in all thinking.”
― George MacDonald

tags: creation, identity, individuality

522 likes

“Certainly work is not always required of a man. There is such a thing as a sacred idleness, the cultivation of which is now fearfully neglected.”
― George Mac Donald, Wilfrid Cumbermede

tags: leisure, meditation, solitude

349 likes

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Polls

Which short story would you like to read in December? Please only vote if you plan on participating should your choice win.

The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Oscar Wilde

10 votes, 32.3%

The Wise Woman and Other Stories by George MacDonald

6 votes, 19.4%

The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

4 votes, 12.9%

A Murder, a Mystery and a Marriage by Mark Twain

4 votes, 12.9%

Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe

3 votes, 9.7%

The Best Short Stories of O. Henry by O. Henry

3 votes, 9.7%

Short Stories from the Nineteenth Century by David Stuart Davies

1 vote, 3.2%

31 total votes

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