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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 · 136,308 ratings · 13,159 reviews · 2,026 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1) by George MacDonald, Arthur Hughes (Illustrator) 4.03 avg rating — 43,027 ratings — published 1872 — 2152 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 — 13,615 ratings — published 1858 — 1075 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 — 11,136 ratings — published 1883 — 858 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 — 9,441 ratings — published 1864 — 314 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 — 8,424 ratings — published 1871 — 975 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 — 7,577 ratings — published 1895 — 1214 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 — 4,123 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 — 2,041 ratings — published 1879 — 178 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 — 1,964 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 — 1,955 ratings — published 1947 — 85 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 — 55,002 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)
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George MacDonald,

David Jack (Goodreads Author) (Translator)

4.31 avg rating — 2,870 ratings

The Curate's Awakening (3 books)
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George MacDonald

4.22 avg rating — 2,594 ratings

The Marshmallows Trilogy (3 books)
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George MacDonald

4.18 avg rating — 976 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

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“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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