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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 · 131,828 ratings · 12,446 reviews · 1,793 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald, Arthur Hughes (Illustrator) 4.03 avg rating — 41,589 ratings — published 1872 — 2390 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 — 12,957 ratings — published 1858 — 536 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 — 10,844 ratings — published 1883 — 928 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 — 9,318 ratings — published 1864 — 334 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 — 8,254 ratings — published 1871 — 1103 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 — 7,405 ratings — published 1895 — 1349 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 — 3,972 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 — 1,989 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 — 1,904 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 — 1,683 ratings — published 1875 — 208 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 — 53,256 ratings

Malcolm (2 books)
by

George MacDonald,

David Jack (Goodreads Author) (translator)

4.24 avg rating — 2,886 ratings

Sir Gibbie (2 books)
by

George MacDonald,

David Jack (Goodreads Author) (Translator)

4.31 avg rating — 2,799 ratings

The Curate's Awakening (3 books)
by

George MacDonald

4.22 avg rating — 2,544 ratings

The Marshmallows Trilogy (3 books)
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George MacDonald

4.16 avg rating — 913 ratings

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Quotes by George MacDonald (?)

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

tags: trust

1776 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

347 likes

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Polls

September 2021 Old School Classic Poll

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott pub. 1884, 166 pages

44 votes, 20.1%

The Bostonians by Henry James pub 1886, 460 pages

41 votes, 18.7%

Sylvia's Lovers by Elizabeth Gaskell pub 1863, 484 pages

37 votes, 16.9%

Life Is a Dream by Pedro Calderón de la Barca pub 1635, 96 pages

34 votes, 15.5%

The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes by Anonymous pub 1270, 343 pages

33 votes, 15.1%

The Odd Women by George Gissing pub 1893, 432 pages

15 votes, 6.8%

Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea by Richard Henry Dana Jr. pub 1840, 458 pages

10 votes, 4.6%

Phantastes by George MacDonald pub 1858, 216 pages

5 votes, 2.3%

219 total votes

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