
The Complete Works of George MacDonald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Theological Writings & Essays (Illustrated) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. An Illustrated Treasury of Faith and FantasyBy George MacDonaldLength587h 20m
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Gathering MacDonald's novels, tales, poems, theological meditations, and essays into one illustrated edition, this volume reveals the breadth of a writer who helped transform Victorian romance into modern fantasy. From Phantastes and Lilith to The Princess and the Goblin and his devotional prose, MacDonald's style mingles biblical cadence, Scottish realism, fairy-tale wonder, and philosophical inquiry within nineteenth-century debates over faith, imagination, and childhood. A Scottish Congregational minister who left the pulpit after doctrinal conflict, MacDonald carried pastoral concerns into literature rather than abandoning them. His experience of poverty, illness, bereavement, and intellectual dissent deepened his insistence that divine love, not punitive orthodoxy, is the universe's governing truth. As mentor to Lewis Carroll and later inspiration to C. S. Lewis, Tolkien, and Chesterton, he wrote as a theologian of the imagination. This collection is recommended to readers seeking both the origins of fantasy literature and a sustained Victorian argument for spiritual renewal through story. It rewards scholars, theologians, and general readers alike: its range allows MacDonald's recurring symbols, ethical convictions, and narrative experiments to be seen whole, making the edition an excellent gateway into one of the most quietly influential bodies of work in English letters.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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Table of contents
1The Complete Works of George MacDonald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Theological Writings & Essays (Illustrated) (Annotated)
157HEATHER AND SNOW (The Peasant Girl's Dream) (pt. 1)
2Introduction
158HEATHER AND SNOW (The Peasant Girl's Dream) (pt. 2)
3Historical Context
159HEATHER AND SNOW (The Peasant Girl's Dream) (pt. 3)
4Synopsis (Selection)
160HEATHER AND SNOW (The Peasant Girl's Dream) (pt. 4)
5George MacDonald by Annie Matheson
161SALTED WITH FIRE (The Minister's Restoration) (pt. 1)
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6THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN (pt. 1)
162SALTED WITH FIRE (The Minister's Restoration) (pt. 2)
7THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN (pt. 2)
163SALTED WITH FIRE (The Minister's Restoration) (pt. 3)
8THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN (pt. 3)
164FAR ABOVE RUBIES
9THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE (pt. 1)
165MALCOLM (pt. 1)
10THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE (pt. 2)
166MALCOLM (pt. 2)
11THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE (pt. 3)
167MALCOLM (pt. 3)
12PHANTASTES (pt. 1)
168MALCOLM (pt. 4)
13PHANTASTES (pt. 2)
169MALCOLM (pt. 5)
14PHANTASTES (pt. 3)
170MALCOLM (pt. 6)
15PHANTASTES (pt. 4)
171MALCOLM (pt. 7)
16AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND (pt. 1)
172MALCOLM (pt. 8)
17AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND (pt. 2)
173MALCOLM (pt. 9)
18AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND (pt. 3)
174THE MARQUIS OF LOSSIE (The Marquis' Secret) (pt. 1)
19AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND (pt. 4)
175THE MARQUIS OF LOSSIE (The Marquis' Secret) (pt. 2)
20THE LOST PRINCESS (A DOUBLE STORY) (pt. 1)
176THE MARQUIS OF LOSSIE (The Marquis' Secret) (pt. 3)
21THE LOST PRINCESS (A DOUBLE STORY) (pt. 2)
177THE MARQUIS OF LOSSIE (The Marquis' Secret) (pt. 4)
22THE DAY BOY AND THE NIGHT GIRL (The Romance of Photogen and Nycteris) (pt. 1)
178THE MARQUIS OF LOSSIE (The Marquis' Secret) (pt. 5)
23THE DAY BOY AND THE NIGHT GIRL (The Romance of Photogen and Nycteris) (pt. 2)
179THE MARQUIS OF LOSSIE (The Marquis' Secret) (pt. 6)
24THE DAY BOY AND THE NIGHT GIRL (The Romance of Photogen and Nycteris) (pt. 3)
180THE MARQUIS OF LOSSIE (The Marquis' Secret) (pt. 7)
25THE DAY BOY AND THE NIGHT GIRL (The Romance of Photogen and Nycteris) (pt. 4)
181THE MARQUIS OF LOSSIE (The Marquis' Secret) (pt. 8)
26THE DAY BOY AND THE NIGHT GIRL (The Romance of Photogen and Nycteris) (pt. 5)
182SIR GIBBIE (The Baronet's Song) (pt. 1)
27THE DAY BOY AND THE NIGHT GIRL (The Romance of Photogen and Nycteris) (pt. 6)
183SIR GIBBIE (The Baronet's Song) (pt. 2)
28THE DAY BOY AND THE NIGHT GIRL (The Romance of Photogen and Nycteris) (pt. 7)
184SIR GIBBIE (The Baronet's Song) (pt. 3)
29THE DAY BOY AND THE NIGHT GIRL (The Romance of Photogen and Nycteris) (pt. 8)
185SIR GIBBIE (The Baronet's Song) (pt. 4)
30THE FLIGHT OF THE SHADOW (pt. 1)
186SIR GIBBIE (The Baronet's Song) (pt. 5)
31THE FLIGHT OF THE SHADOW (pt. 2)
187SIR GIBBIE (The Baronet's Song) (pt. 6)
32THE FLIGHT OF THE SHADOW (pt. 3)
188SIR GIBBIE (The Baronet's Song) (pt. 7)
33LILITH: A ROMANCE (pt. 1)
189SIR GIBBIE (The Baronet's Song) (pt. 8)
34LILITH: A ROMANCE (pt. 2)
190DONAL GRANT (The Shepherd's Castle) (pt. 1)
35LILITH: A ROMANCE (pt. 3)
191DONAL GRANT (The Shepherd's Castle) (pt. 2)
36LILITH: A ROMANCE (pt. 4)
192DONAL GRANT (The Shepherd's Castle) (pt. 3)
37LILITH: A ROMANCE (pt. 5)
193DONAL GRANT (The Shepherd's Castle) (pt. 4)
38ADELA CATHCART
194DONAL GRANT (The Shepherd's Castle) (pt. 5)
39VOLUME I. (pt. 1)
195DONAL GRANT (The Shepherd's Castle) (pt. 6)
40VOLUME I. (pt. 2)
196DONAL GRANT (The Shepherd's Castle) (pt. 7)
41VOLUME I. (pt. 3)
197DONAL GRANT (The Shepherd's Castle) (pt. 8)
42VOLUME II. (pt. 1)
198ANNALS OF A QUIET NEIGHBOURHOOD (pt. 1)
43VOLUME II. (pt. 2)
199ANNALS OF A QUIET NEIGHBOURHOOD (pt. 2)
44VOLUME II. (pt. 3)
200ANNALS OF A QUIET NEIGHBOURHOOD (pt. 3)
45VOLUME III. (pt. 1)
201ANNALS OF A QUIET NEIGHBOURHOOD (pt. 4)
46VOLUME III. (pt. 2)
202ANNALS OF A QUIET NEIGHBOURHOOD (pt. 5)
47VOLUME III. (pt. 3)
203ANNALS OF A QUIET NEIGHBOURHOOD (pt. 6)
48THE PORTENT and Other Stories (pt. 1)
204ANNALS OF A QUIET NEIGHBOURHOOD (pt. 7)
49THE PORTENT and Other Stories (pt. 2)
205THE SEABOARD PARISH
50THE PORTENT and Other Stories (pt. 3)
206VOLUME I. (pt. 1)
51THE PORTENT and Other Stories (pt. 4)
207VOLUME I. (pt. 2)
52DEALINGS WITH THE FAIRIES (pt. 1)
208VOLUME I. (pt. 3)
53DEALINGS WITH THE FAIRIES (pt. 2)
209VOLUME II. (pt. 1)
54DEALINGS WITH THE FAIRIES (pt. 3)
210VOLUME II. (pt. 2)
55STEPHEN ARCHER and Other Tales (pt. 1)
211VOLUME II. (pt. 3)
56STEPHEN ARCHER and Other Tales (pt. 2)
212VOLUME III. (pt. 1)
57STEPHEN ARCHER and Other Tales (pt. 3)
213VOLUME III. (pt. 2)
58STEPHEN ARCHER and Other Tales (pt. 4)
214VOLUME III. (pt. 3)
59DAVID ELGINBROD (The Tutor's First Love)
215THE VICAR'S DAUGHTER (pt. 1)
60BOOK I. TURRIEPUFFIT. (pt. 1)
216THE VICAR'S DAUGHTER (pt. 2)
61BOOK I. TURRIEPUFFIT. (pt. 2)
217THE VICAR'S DAUGHTER (pt. 3)
62BOOK II. ARNSTEAD. (pt. 1)
218THE VICAR'S DAUGHTER (pt. 4)
63BOOK II. ARNSTEAD. (pt. 2)
219THE VICAR'S DAUGHTER (pt. 5)
64BOOK II. ARNSTEAD. (pt. 3)
220THE VICAR'S DAUGHTER (pt. 6)
65BOOK II. ARNSTEAD. (pt. 4)
221THOMAS WINGFOLD, CURATE (The Curate's Awakening)
66BOOK III. LONDON. (pt. 1)
222VOLUME I. (pt. 1)
67BOOK III. LONDON. (pt. 2)
223VOLUME I. (pt. 2)
68BOOK III. LONDON. (pt. 3)
224VOLUME I. (pt. 3)
69ALEC FORBES OF HOWGLEN (The Maiden's Bequest) (pt. 1)
225VOLUME II. (pt. 1)
70ALEC FORBES OF HOWGLEN (The Maiden's Bequest) (pt. 2)
226VOLUME II. (pt. 2)
71ALEC FORBES OF HOWGLEN (The Maiden's Bequest) (pt. 3)
227VOLUME II. (pt. 3)
72ALEC FORBES OF HOWGLEN (The Maiden's Bequest) (pt. 4)
228VOLUME III. (pt. 1)
73ALEC FORBES OF HOWGLEN (The Maiden's Bequest) (pt. 5)
229VOLUME III. (pt. 2)
74ALEC FORBES OF HOWGLEN (The Maiden's Bequest) (pt. 6)
230VOLUME III. (pt. 3)
75ALEC FORBES OF HOWGLEN (The Maiden's Bequest) (pt. 7)
231PAUL FABER, SURGEON (The Lady's Confession) (pt. 1)
76ALEC FORBES OF HOWGLEN (The Maiden's Bequest) (pt. 8)
232PAUL FABER, SURGEON (The Lady's Confession) (pt. 2)
77ALEC FORBES OF HOWGLEN (The Maiden's Bequest) (pt. 9)
233PAUL FABER, SURGEON (The Lady's Confession) (pt. 3)
78ROBERT FALCONER (The Musician's Quest)
234PAUL FABER, SURGEON (The Lady's Confession) (pt. 4)
79PART I. HIS BOYHOOD. (pt. 1)
235PAUL FABER, SURGEON (The Lady's Confession) (pt. 5)
80PART I. HIS BOYHOOD. (pt. 2)
236PAUL FABER, SURGEON (The Lady's Confession) (pt. 6)
81PART I. HIS BOYHOOD. (pt. 3)
237PAUL FABER, SURGEON (The Lady's Confession) (pt. 7)
82PART I. HIS BOYHOOD. (pt. 4)
238PAUL FABER, SURGEON (The Lady's Confession) (pt. 8)
83PART II. HIS YOUTH. (pt. 1)
239THERE AND BACK (The Baron's Apprenticeship) (pt. 1)
84PART II. HIS YOUTH. (pt. 2)
240THERE AND BACK (The Baron's Apprenticeship) (pt. 2)
85PART II. HIS YOUTH. (pt. 3)
241THERE AND BACK (The Baron's Apprenticeship) (pt. 3)
86PART III. HIS MANHOOD. (pt. 1)
242THERE AND BACK (The Baron's Apprenticeship) (pt. 4)
87PART III. HIS MANHOOD. (pt. 2)
243THERE AND BACK (The Baron's Apprenticeship) (pt. 5)
88PART III. HIS MANHOOD. (pt. 3)
244THERE AND BACK (The Baron's Apprenticeship) (pt. 6)
89RANALD BANNERMAN’S BOYHOOD (pt. 1)
245THERE AND BACK (The Baron's Apprenticeship) (pt. 7)
90RANALD BANNERMAN’S BOYHOOD (pt. 2)
246THERE AND BACK (The Baron's Apprenticeship) (pt. 8)
91RANALD BANNERMAN’S BOYHOOD (pt. 3)
247THE POETICAL WORKS OF GEORGE MACDONALD
92WILFRID CUMBERMEDE (pt. 1)
248VOLUME I
93WILFRID CUMBERMEDE (pt. 2)
249WITHIN AND WITHOUT
94WILFRID CUMBERMEDE (pt. 3)
250WITHIN AND WITHOUT (pt. 1)
95WILFRID CUMBERMEDE (pt. 4)
251WITHIN AND WITHOUT (pt. 2)
96WILFRID CUMBERMEDE (pt. 5)
252A HIDDEN LIFE.
97WILFRID CUMBERMEDE (pt. 6)
253A HIDDEN LIFE.
98WILFRID CUMBERMEDE (pt. 7)
254A STORY OF THE SEA-SHORE.
99WILFRID CUMBERMEDE (pt. 8)
255A STORY OF THE SEA-SHORE.
100THE HISTORY OF GUTTA PERCHA WILLIE, THE WORKING GENIUS (pt. 1)
256THE DISCIPLE.
101THE HISTORY OF GUTTA PERCHA WILLIE, THE WORKING GENIUS (pt. 2)
257THE DISCIPLE.
102THE HISTORY OF GUTTA PERCHA WILLIE, THE WORKING GENIUS (pt. 3)
258THE GOSPEL WOMEN.
103ST. GEORGE AND ST. MICHAEL
259A BOOK OF SONNETS.
104VOLUME I (pt. 1)
260ORGAN SONGS.
105VOLUME I (pt. 2)
261VIOLIN SONGS.
106VOLUME I (pt. 3)
262SONGS OF THE DAYS AND NIGHTS.
107VOLUME II (pt. 1)
263A BOOK OF DREAMS.
108VOLUME II (pt. 2)
264ROADSIDE POEMS.
109VOLUME II (pt. 3)
265TO AND OF FRIENDS.
110VOLUME III (pt. 1)
266VOLUME II
111VOLUME III (pt. 2)
267PARABLES
112VOLUME III (pt. 3)
268BALLADS
113MARY MARSTON (A Daughter's Devotion) (pt. 1)
269MINOR DITTIES.
114MARY MARSTON (A Daughter's Devotion) (pt. 2)
270MOTES IN THE SUN.
115MARY MARSTON (A Daughter's Devotion) (pt. 3)
271POEMS FOR CHILDREN
116MARY MARSTON (A Daughter's Devotion) (pt. 4)
272A THREEFOLD CORD:
117MARY MARSTON (A Daughter's Devotion) (pt. 5)
273A THREEFOLD CHORD. (pt. 1)
118MARY MARSTON (A Daughter's Devotion) (pt. 6)
274A THREEFOLD CHORD. (pt. 2)
119MARY MARSTON (A Daughter's Devotion) (pt. 7)
275SCOTS SONGS AND BALLADS.
120MARY MARSTON (A Daughter's Devotion) (pt. 8)
276A HIDDEN LIFE and Other Poems
121WARLOCK O’ GLENWARLOCK (The Laird's Inheritance) (pt. 1)
277POEMS. (pt. 1)
122WARLOCK O’ GLENWARLOCK (The Laird's Inheritance) (pt. 2)
278POEMS. (pt. 2)
123WARLOCK O’ GLENWARLOCK (The Laird's Inheritance) (pt. 3)
279POEMS. (pt. 3)
124WARLOCK O’ GLENWARLOCK (The Laird's Inheritance) (pt. 4)
280EARLY POEMS.
125WARLOCK O’ GLENWARLOCK (The Laird's Inheritance) (pt. 5)
281THE GOSPEL WOMEN.
126WARLOCK O’ GLENWARLOCK (The Laird's Inheritance) (pt. 6)
282A BOOK OF STRIFE, IN THE FORM OF THE DIARY OF AN OLD SOUL
127WARLOCK O’ GLENWARLOCK (The Laird's Inheritance) (pt. 7)
283RAMPOLLI: GROWTHS FROM A LONG-PLANTED ROOT (pt. 1)
128WARLOCK O’ GLENWARLOCK (The Laird's Inheritance) (pt. 8)
284RAMPOLLI: GROWTHS FROM A LONG-PLANTED ROOT (pt. 2)
129WEIGHED AND WANTING (A Gentlewoman's Choice) (pt. 1)
285UNSPOKEN SERMONS
130WEIGHED AND WANTING (A Gentlewoman's Choice) (pt. 2)
286UNSPOKEN SERMONS FIRST SERIES (pt. 1)
131WEIGHED AND WANTING (A Gentlewoman's Choice) (pt. 3)
287UNSPOKEN SERMONS FIRST SERIES (pt. 2)
132WEIGHED AND WANTING (A Gentlewoman's Choice) (pt. 4)
288UNSPOKEN SERMONS SERIES TWO (pt. 1)
133WEIGHED AND WANTING (A Gentlewoman's Choice) (pt. 5)
289UNSPOKEN SERMONS SERIES TWO (pt. 2)
134WEIGHED AND WANTING (A Gentlewoman's Choice) (pt. 6)
290UNSPOKEN SERMONS SERIES TWO (pt. 3)
135WEIGHED AND WANTING (A Gentlewoman's Choice) (pt. 7)
291UNSPOKEN SERMONS SERIES THREE (pt. 1)
136WHAT’S MINE’S MINE (The Highlander's Last Song)
292UNSPOKEN SERMONS SERIES THREE (pt. 2)
137VOLUME I (pt. 1)
293UNSPOKEN SERMONS SERIES THREE (pt. 3)
138VOLUME I (pt. 2)
294THE MIRACLES OF OUR LORD (pt. 1)
139VOLUME I (pt. 3)
295THE MIRACLES OF OUR LORD (pt. 2)
140VOLUME II (pt. 1)
296THE MIRACLES OF OUR LORD (pt. 3)
141VOLUME II (pt. 2)
297THE HOPE OF THE GOSPEL (pt. 1)
142VOLUME II (pt. 3)
298THE HOPE OF THE GOSPEL (pt. 2)
143VOLUME III (pt. 1)
299THE HOPE OF THE GOSPEL (pt. 3)
144VOLUME III (pt. 2)
300ENGLAND'S ANTIPHON (pt. 1)
145VOLUME III (pt. 3)
301ENGLAND'S ANTIPHON (pt. 2)
146HOME AGAIN: A TALE (The Poet's Homecoming) (pt. 1)
302ENGLAND'S ANTIPHON (pt. 3)
147HOME AGAIN: A TALE (The Poet's Homecoming) (pt. 2)
303ENGLAND'S ANTIPHON (pt. 4)
148HOME AGAIN: A TALE (The Poet's Homecoming) (pt. 3)
304A DISH OF ORTS (pt. 1)
149THE ELECT LADY (The Landlady's Master) (pt. 1)
305A DISH OF ORTS (pt. 2)
150THE ELECT LADY (The Landlady's Master) (pt. 2)
306A DISH OF ORTS (pt. 3)
151THE ELECT LADY (The Landlady's Master) (pt. 3)
307A DISH OF ORTS (pt. 4)
152A ROUGH SHAKING (pt. 1)
308A LETTER TO AMERICAN BOYS
153A ROUGH SHAKING (pt. 2)
309Analysis
154A ROUGH SHAKING (pt. 3)
310Reflection
155A ROUGH SHAKING (pt. 4)
311Memorable Quotes
156A ROUGH SHAKING (pt. 5)