![]() ![]() ![]() His best-known works are Phantastes (1858), At the Back of the North Wind (1871) and The Princess and the Goblin (1872), all fantasy novels, and fairy tales such as - The Light Princess (1867), The Golden Key (1867), and The Wise Woman (1875). George MacDonald: The Complete Fantasy Collection - 8 Novels & 30+ Short Stories and Fairy Tales (Illustrated): The Princess and the Goblin, Lilith, Phantastes. Especially in his Unspoken Sermons (1867-89) he shows a highly developed theology. Later novels, such as Robert Falconer (1868) and Lilith (1895), show a distaste for the Calvinist idea that God's electing love is limited to some and denied to others. But MacDonald never felt comfortable with some aspects of Calvinist doctrine. MacDonald wrote many classics such as Lilith, Phantastes, The Princess and the Goblin, and At the Back of the North. ![]() MacDonald grew up influenced by his Congregational Church, with an atmosphere of Calvinism. Lewis wrote that he regarded MacDonald as his "master." Even Mark Twain, who initially despised MacDonald, became friends with him. Though no longer a household name, his works (particularly his fairy tales and fantasy novels) have inspired deep admiration in such notables as W. George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. ![]()
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