Cross Purposes and The Shadows Author:George MacDonald George MacDonald was a 19th century Scottish writer, poet and minister. He is best known for his fairy tales and fantasies. His best-known works are Phantastes, The Princess and the Goblin, At the Back of the North Wind, and Lilith. This book contains two of MacDOnald's wonderful fantasy stories. The Shadows tells the story of shadows on the ... more »walls that form pictures that mimic evil acts in hopes that people will repent. Stories include inspiring a playwright and dancing to inspire a musician, encouraging a little girl to comfort her grandfather, and amusing a sick little boy as he waits for his mother. The shadows appear black but they hide hearts of gold.« less