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George MacDonald

Born

in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

December 10, 1824

Died

September 18, 1905

Genre

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

Influences

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George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister.

He was educated at Aberdeen University and after a short and stormy career as a minister at Arundel, where his unorthodox views led to his dismissal, he turned to fiction as a means of earning a living. He wrote over 50 books.

Known particularly for his poignant fairy tales and fantasy novels, MacDonald inspired many authors, such asG.K. Chesterton,W. H. Auden,J.R.R. Tolkien,C. S. Lewis,andMadeleine L'Engle.Lewis wrote that he regarded MacDonald as his "master": "Picking up a copy ofPhantastesone day at a train-station bookstall, I began to read. A few hours later, "said Lewis," I knew that I had crossed a great frontier. "G. K. Chesterton citedThe Princess and th ...more

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George MacDonald’s books

Average rating: 4.05 · 117,490 ratings · 10,390 reviews ·1,818 distinct works •Similar authors

	The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1) by George MacDonald, Arthur Hughes(Illustrator) 4.02 avg rating — 37,518 ratings — published 1872 — 2280 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 — 11,196 ratings — published 1858 — 121 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 — 9,846 ratings — published 1883 — 576 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 — 8,267 ratings — published 1864 — 297 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 really liked it4.00 avg rating — 7,723 ratings — 1031 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 — 6,696 ratings — published 1895 — 16 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 4.07 avg rating — 3,475 ratings — published 1867 — 100 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) 4.33 avg rating — 1,823 ratings — published 1879 — 204 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 — 1,663 ratings — published 1882 — 72 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) 4.22 avg rating — 1,599 ratings — published 1875 — 187 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 — 48,127 ratings

Malcolm (2 books)
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George MacDonald,

David Jack(Goodreads Author)(translator)

4.23 avg rating — 2,754 ratings

Sir Gibbie (2 books)
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George MacDonald,

David Jack(Goodreads Author)(Translator)

4.29 avg rating — 2,600 ratings

The Curate's Awakening (3 books)
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George MacDonald

4.21 avg rating — 2,411 ratings

What's Mine's Mine (3 books)
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George MacDonald

4.28 avg rating — 825 ratings

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Quotes by George MacDonald (?)

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

tags: trust

1752 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

501 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

338 likes

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9 votes, 13.8%

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5 votes, 7.7%

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