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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 · 130,032 ratings · 12,174 reviews · 1,677 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald, Arthur Hughes (Illustrator) 4.03 avg rating — 41,084 ratings — published 1872 — 18 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 — 12,675 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 — 10,709 ratings — published 1883 — 930 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 4.02 avg rating — 9,186 ratings — published 1864 — 37 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 — 8,158 ratings — published 1871 — 1108 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 — 7,327 ratings — published 1895 — 719 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 — 3,910 ratings — published 1867 — 83 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 — 1,961 ratings — published 1879 — 211 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 — 1,874 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
	Malcolm by George MacDonald, David Jack (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.21 avg rating — 1,668 ratings — published 1875 — 206 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)
by

George MacDonald,

Helen Stratton (Illustrator)

4.04 avg rating — 52,606 ratings

Malcolm (2 books)
by

George MacDonald,

David Jack (Goodreads Author) (translator)

4.24 avg rating — 2,863 ratings

Sir Gibbie (2 books)
by

George MacDonald,

David Jack (Goodreads Author) (Translator)

4.31 avg rating — 2,767 ratings

The Curate's Awakening (3 books)
by

George MacDonald

4.22 avg rating — 2,526 ratings

The Marshmallows Trilogy (3 books)
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George MacDonald

4.18 avg rating — 852 ratings

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Quotes by George MacDonald (?)

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

tags: trust

1774 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

521 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

346 likes

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Polls

June 2017 Short Story Poll

The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, 48 pages, 1836

70 votes, 23.0%

Night by Elie Wiesel, 120 pages, 1958

59 votes, 19.3%

Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy, 57 pages, 1895

47 votes, 15.4%

The Light Princess by George MacDonald, 110 pages, 1864

24 votes, 7.9%

The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle by Beatrix Potter, 58 pages, 1905

23 votes, 7.5%

The Bohemian Girl Willa Cather, 64 pages, 1912

21 votes, 6.9%

A Worn Path by Eudora Welty, 32 pages, 1941

20 votes, 6.6%

The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories (Title Story) by Carson McCullers, 65-72 pages, 1951

18 votes, 5.9%

Passing by Nella Larsen, 122 pages, 1929

12 votes, 3.9%

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce, 32 pages, 1890

11 votes, 3.6%

305 total votes

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