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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: 4.06 · 136,499 ratings · 13,189 reviews · 2,040 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1) by George MacDonald, Arthur Hughes (Illustrator) 4.03 avg rating — 43,092 ratings — published 1872 — 5 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 3.89 avg rating — 13,639 ratings — published 1858 — 1074 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 — 11,147 ratings — published 1883 — 859 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 — 9,453 ratings — published 1864 — 312 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 — 8,432 ratings — published 1871 — 976 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
	Lilith 3.88 avg rating — 7,586 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 — 4,138 ratings — published 1867 — 106 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) 4.35 avg rating — 2,046 ratings — published 1879 — 155 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 — 1,965 ratings — published 1882 — 77 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) 4.17 avg rating — 1,959 ratings — published 1947 — 80 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 — 55,074 ratings

Malcolm (2 books)
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George MacDonald,

David Jack (Goodreads Author) (translator)

4.24 avg rating — 2,929 ratings

Sir Gibbie (2 books)
by

George MacDonald,

David Jack (Goodreads Author) (Translator)

4.31 avg rating — 2,874 ratings

The Curate's Awakening (3 books)
by

George MacDonald

4.22 avg rating — 2,594 ratings

The Marshmallows Trilogy (3 books)
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George MacDonald

4.18 avg rating — 980 ratings

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Quotes by George MacDonald (?)

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

tags: trust

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“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

524 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

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Nov-Dec Group reads vote, inspired by comments in the groups. Usually, 2 votes win for a 2-month duration. Write-in options are welcome.

The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Conan the Cimmerian, #1) by Robert E. Howard

Kull Exile of Atlantis by Robert E. Howard

~1930Robert E. Howard genuine Conan or Kull or Bran or Agnes: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian, Kull: Exile of Atlantis, Bran Mak Morn: The Last King, or Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures

14 votes, 30.4%

For the Killing of Kings by Howard Andrew Jones

Upon the Flight of the Queen by Howard Andrew Jones

2019: Howard Andrew Jones's sequel to 2018's For the Killing of Kings is out this Nov. Upon the Flight of the Queen

9 votes, 19.6%

Paternus Rise of Gods (The Paternus Trilogy, #1) by Dyrk Ashton

Paternus War of Gods (The Paternus Trilogy, #3) by Dyrk Ashton

2016 Dyrk Ashton Paternus: War of Gods Paternus: Rise of Gods

9 votes, 19.6%

The Infernal Bargain and Other Stories by D.M. Ritzlin

>2015-2019 D.M. Ritzlin like The Infernal Bargain and Other Stories or Swords of Steel, Swords of Steel II, or Swords of Steel III (an omnibus edition of those 3 come out this Oct.)

5 votes, 10.9%

The Court of Broken Knives (Empires of Dust #1) by Anna Smith Spark

The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust Book 3) by Anna Smith Spark

2017-2019Anna Smith Spark's grimdark series: The Court of Broken Knives, The Tower of Living and Dying, The House of Sacrifice

5 votes, 10.9%

The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories by Lord Dunsany

pre-1920 Pre-Howard Adventure or Heroic Fantasy:George MacDonald's Phantastes, Lord Dunsany's The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories, or Beowulf

2 votes, 4.3%

The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (write-in)

2 votes, 4.3%

Howard Andrew Jones (write-in)

0 votes, 0.0%

46 total votes

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