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The Heart of George MacDonald: A One-Volume Collection of His Most Important Fiction, Essays, Sermons, Drama, and Biographical Information
The Heart of George MacDonald A OneVolume Collection of His Most Important Fiction Essays Sermons Drama and Biographical Information Author:George MacDonald This definitive one-volume anthology, assembled by renowned MacDonald scholar Rolland Hein, highlights the essential elements of George MacDonald's thought and demonstrates the full range of his creative effort. Opening with a brief biography, The Heart of George MacDonald includes a collection of his finest personal letters, a sampling of abrid... more »ged sermons, and selections from his fantasies, including the complete texts of his masterpieces The Golden Key and the Princess and Curdie. Brief homilies, samples of his poetry, key essays on faith and the imagination, and a complete bibliography of MacDonald's works make this an indispensable resource for MacDonald readers, scholars, and students. George MacDonald was born in December 1824, the second son of a strong-willed but gentle tenant farmer in the Scottish highlands. His rural upbringing, along with the blessings of a disciplined and joyous home, instilled with him a fervent love of nature, Christian spirituality, and the God who is over all. In his own time, MacDonald became an immensely popular religious writer both in Britain and America, publishing some fifty-two volumes. Many of his novels passed through numerous editions, some up to a dozen in his own lifetime. He died in 1905.« less