George MacDonald Libros

George MacDonald's classic fantasies, fairy tales, and supernatural stories are collected in three volumes. This volume includes Phantastes, The Carasoyn, The Wise Woman, and Lilith.

Brings together eleven of the author's shorter fairy stories as well as his essay The Fantastic Imagination. This title includes fairy stories that range from traditional fantasy - good and wicked fairies, children embarking on elaborate quests, and journeys into unsettling dream worlds.

Originally published in 1864, this story centers a young princess who's cursed with the inability to touch the ground, but still finds love and happiness. The Light Princess is about sacrifice and redemption, while facing unsurmountable odds. When a witch isn't invited to a royal christening, she curses the child with a "loss of gravity." The young princess constantly floats on air and can only find relief while in water. Due to her circumstance, she remains figuratively and literally distant. This becomes a greater problem when her family discovers the only way to break the curse is through tears. The princess must experience the power of love and loss before she can finally be free. . The Light Princess is one of George MacDonald's most notable works. It's been adapted across multiple mediums including a musical with songs from award-winning artist, Tori Amos. It's a children's tale that delivers a compassionate message with a unique narrative. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Light Princess is both modern and readable.

George MacDonald (1824-1905), a Scottish poet, novelist, and minister, profoundly influenced notable figures such as Lewis Carroll, Mark Twain, and C.S. Lewis, who remarked on MacDonald's closeness to the Spirit of Christ. G. K. Chesterton recognized him as one of the greatest men of the 19th century. However, MacDonald’s use of Scots in his novels has often challenged readers. This new edition of his work presents the complete original text of Robert Falconer alongside English translations, making it more accessible. It includes an introduction by Michael Phillips, a leading expert on MacDonald, and features fifteen original illustrations by Leighton Isaacs. Translator David Jack notes that the story follows the hero's dual quest: to find his estranged earthly father and to seek a Heavenly Father amid the complexities of his Calvinist upbringing. This odyssey captures the essence of MacDonald’s spiritual vision, emphasizing that "Fatherhood is at the great world’s core." Praise for this edition highlights its accessibility and charitable aspect, as all profits support those in need. Readers who previously struggled with the Scots language express excitement about this illustrated, unabridged version, which encourages engagement with both the original and translated dialogue.

In the years since The Princess and the Goblin Curdie has grown and started to hunt. He's begun to doubt the story of Irene's great-great grandmother, but when he meets her himself he is given a quest and a gift. When he touches anything, man or beast, he can detect what they are like on the inside. Sent on a quest with a friendly beast, Lina, for company, Curdie once again finds himself in the service of the King and the Princess. This edition features the complete unabridged text and 54 illustrations taken from numerous early printings.

Follow Sir Gibbie on his adventures through the moors of Scotland's Highlands more than a century ago. Having no mother and an alcoholic father, Gibbie must survive on the streets as a child unable to read or speak. See how this boy wins the hearts of his neighbors and offers what little he has to help others. Sir Gibbie teaches adults and children alike about the ability to sacrifice self, and to strive for a world more honest and pure than our own.

The book is a facsimile reprint of a scarce antiquarian work, preserving its historical significance despite potential imperfections like marks and flawed pages. It aims to protect and promote cultural literature by providing an affordable, high-quality edition that remains faithful to the original text.

George MacDonald's classic fantasies, fairy tales, and supernatural stories are collected in three volumes. This volume includes The Portent, At the Back of the North Wind, The Flight of the Shadow, and his essays, The Imagination: Its Functions and Its Culture and The Fantastic Imagination.

When Princess Irene and her nursemaid stay out too late one night and are chased home by goblins, a young miner boy called Curdie comes to their rescue. So begins a fantastic adventure in which Irene and Curdie must try to stop a goblin invasion, helped by Irene's mysterious great-great-grandmother. This much-loved tale was a personal favourite of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. This edition includes the sequel, The Princess and Curdie.

The story of Mr. Vane, an orphan and heir to a large house in which he has a vision that leads him through an old mirror into another world.

Diamond lives in a hay-loft, which is just right for him, since his father named him after a horse. One night Diamond has a visitor. She's a beautiful woman with long black hair. She calls herself the North Wind, and--holding tight to her long braids--she whisks Diamond over London and shows him many wonderful sights. But the best thing of all is when she takes him to the country at "the back" of the North Wind, a dream-like land where the cold wind never blows. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

We are presenting this edition as a part of the selected Christmas specials and classics published for this joyful and charming holiday season, for all those who want to keep the spirit of Christmas alive with a heartwarming tale. At the Back of the North Wind is a fantasy centered on a boy named Diamond and his adventures with the North Wind. Diamond is a very sweet little boy who makes joy everywhere he goes. He fights despair and gloom and brings peace to his family. One night, as he is trying to sleep, Diamond repeatedly plugs up a hole in the loft wall to stop the wind from blowing in. However, he soon finds out that this is stopping the North Wind from seeing through her window. Diamond befriends her, and North Wind lets him ride on her back, taking him on several adventures. Though the North Wind does good deeds and helps people, she also does seemingly terrible things. On one of her assignments, she must sink a ship. Yet everything she does that seems bad leads to something good. The North Wind seems to be a representation of Pain and Death working according to God's will for something good.

"What's Mine's Mine" is a novel set in the wilds of Scottish Highlands in the middle of the 19th century that captures one of the most important periods of Scottish history - the crumbling of the clans and the migrations of the impoverished clansmen and farmers as their homeland is bought out from under them by the rich and mercenary landowners from the south. Among those ambitious and gain-seeking men is the protagonist of this novel Peregrine Palmer, who has just moved with his family to the Highland Region...

Anodos enters a dream-like fairyland of tree-spirits and magic, where he searches for the spirit of the Earth.

"Malcolm; or The Fisherman's Lady" follows Malcolm MacPhail, a poor fisherman who discovers his noble lineage as the true son of the Marquise of Lossie. As he navigates his new life and helps his troubled sister, he ultimately embraces his identity as a marquis. George MacDonald, a key figure in fantasy literature, authored this tale.

"Sir Gibbie" follows the journey of a young boy, Gibbie, navigating life in Scotland's Highlands amidst hardship. Despite criticism for its kailyard style, the novel is praised for its portrayal of both urban and rural life, focusing more on spiritual than physical landscapes. Its sequel, "Donal Grant," continues the exploration of friendship and self-discovery. George MacDonald, a key figure in fantasy literature, influenced many renowned authors.

Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood follows a young motherless boy growing up in a Scottish manse with his brothers. Key characters include the sneaky housekeeper Mrs. Mitchel, the enchanting storyteller Kirsty, the brave cowherd Turkey, the mysterious Wandering Willie, the malevolent Kelpie, the gentle horse Missie, and the lovely Elsie Duff. Through various adventures, Ranald learns vital lessons about courage and integrity from his father. In a separate tale, a children's fantasy classic unfolds as Princess Irene and Curdie, now a bit older, face the challenge of corrupt ministers poisoning Irene's father, the king. Living a lonely life in a desolate castle, Irene has only her nursemaid, Lootie, for company, while goblins, long banished from the kingdom, plot revenge. One day, Irene discovers her great-great-grandmother, who gifts her a magical thread connecting her to home. Curdie, a young miner, befriends Irene and learns the goblins' secret weakness. He overhears their plans to flood the mine and warns his father, but is imprisoned by the goblins. With Irene's help, he escapes and fights back against the goblins, ultimately leading to their downfall. The story weaves themes of bravery, friendship, and the battle between good and evil, culminating in a triumphant rescue and the restoration of peace.

Štyri krátke fantazijné príbehy pre deti aj dospelých – Lux a Luna, Múdra pani, Ľahkovážna princezná a Zlatý kľúč Klasická alegória vezme všedné veci a snaží sa ich čitateľovi zatraktívniť tým, že z nich spraví princezné a goblinov. George MacDonald verí, že ľudia sú princezné, princovia, goblinovia či dobré víly a prezlieka ich za obyčajných ľudí. Rozprávkovosť nie je na povrchu príbehu, ale v jeho srdci. Preto si dokonca aj všedné predmety, javiskové kulisy príbehu, ponechávajú presne to nevýslovné čaro, aké majú v rozprávkach.

An seinem einundzwanzigsten Geburtstag entdeckt der englische Lord Anodos im Sekretär seines Vaters ein Geheimfach. Dort erwartet ihn eine kleine Statuette, die ihm seinen sehnlichsten Wunsch erfüllt: einen Weg ins Feenland zu finden. Auf seiner mythischen Reise lernt Anodos die Geheimnisse der Blumen und Bäume kennen; er gewinnt Freunde, die ihm bei seiner abenteuerlichen Wanderung beistehen, und muss vor bösen Geistern auf der Hut sein. Er erlebt, wie Figuren aus Alabaster und Marmor lebendig werden, begegnet dem Ritter Parzifal in seiner roten Rüstung und gelangt schließlich in den ersehnten, zauberhaften Feenpalast. George MacDonalds Meisterwerk »Phantastes« wird hier seit langen Jahren wieder der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich gemacht – illustriert von Friedrich Hechelmann, der mit großer Begeisterung nicht nur die Farben, sondern auch Reales und Irreales zu bezaubernden Bildern gemischt hat.

Quand mon père est en colère, je ris. Quand ma mère pleure, je ris. Quad le royaume est en guerre, je ris. Cela ne poserait pas de problème à mes parents... si je n'étais pas la princesse ! Ce conte universel et plein d'humour, avec ses illustrations douces et drôles, s'adresse à toutes les générations. Son auteur, George MacDonald disait toujours : " En ce qui me concerne, je n'écris pas pour les enfants, mais pour ceux qui ont gardé une âme d'enfant, qu'ils aient cinq, cinquante, ou soixante-quinze ans "

Nádherná rozprávková fantasy od majstra škótskej literatúry. Čarodejnica Watho má jedinú túžbu - chce vedieť všetko. Preto získa dve deti, aby ich podrobila krutému pokusu - chlapca vychová tak, že nikdy nespozná noc a dievča zavrie v temnote podzemia svojho hradu, aby spala cez deň a nikdy nevidela svetlo. Čo sa však stane, ak sa dievčaťu podarí uniknúť zo svojho väzenia? A čo spraví chlapec, keď sa ocitne zoči voči temnote?

Skotský spisovatel George MacDonald (1824–1905) nechává ve své pohádkové romanci Snílci jednadvacetiletého hrdinu Anoda putovat kouzelnou říši k nalezení pravé lásky a duchovní dospělosti. Kniha, která ovlivnila G. K. Chestertona, J. R. R. Tolkiena, C. S. Lewise a další velké anglické spisovatele 20. století, patří k průkopnickým dílům žánru fantasy, zároveň však na hlubší rovině představuje symbolické líčení cesty lidského srdce od neurčitých romantických tužeb až ke schopnosti sebeobětování. Zázračný svět plný skřítků, mluvících stromů, rytířů a panen v nouzi se zde stává dějištěm iniciačního příběhu o trnitém putování ke zralosti.

Das ist die bezaubernde Geschichte des kleinen Gibbie. Stumm und in Lumpen, doch mit dem Gemüt eines Engels durchstreift er die Gassen der großen Stadt. Sein Herz will schier brechen, als sein geliebter Vater stirbt. Doch dann zieht der kleine Waisenjunge hinauf in die schottischen Highlands, auf der Suche nach einem neuen Vaterhaus.

"Die Prinzessin und der Kobold" von George MacDonald war, nach dessen eigenen Angaben, das Buch, das J.R.R. Tolkien entscheidend bei der Entstehung von "Der Herr der Ringe" beeinflusst hat. Das Buch gehört zu den Pionieren der Fantasy-Kinderliteratur und sollte in keinem Regal fehlen. Prinzessin Irene lebt in einem großen Haus, "halb Palast, halb Bauernhaus", an einem Berg. Sie wird vom gesamten Personal verwöhnt und geliebt, während ihr "Königspapa" durch sein Reich zieht und seinen Geschäften nachgeht. Sie haben keine Ahnung, dass tief unter ihnen eine Armee Kobolde den Sturm des Hauses plant. Um sie zurückzuschlagen, muss Irene auf die Hilfe des Bergmannsjungen Curdie und ihrer geheimnisvollen, wunderschönen Großmutter, die unbemerkt in einem der Türme des Palastes wohnt, vertrauen ....

An seinem einundzwanzigsten Geburtstag findet der englische Lord Anodos im Sekretär seines Vaters eine Statuette, die ihm den Zugang zum Feenland eröffnet. Auf seiner Reise entdeckt er die Geheimnisse der Natur, schließt Freundschaften und begegnet fantastischen Wesen. George MacDonalds „Phantastes“ wird neu aufgelegt und von Friedrich Hechelmann illustriert.

Poznáme mnoho príbehov o princeznách, ktoré boli začarované zlými vílami, alebo čarodejnicami. Niektoré museli spať sto rokov, iné musel princ oslobodiť z pazúrov hrozného draka, alebo čarodejníka. Našu princeznú zakliala jej zlá teta úplne inak. Kúzlom odstránila z jej života všetku váhu. Princezná nielenže nemá žiadnu váhu, ale ani nič neberie vážne. Zachráni niekto princeznú, ktorá lieta ako pierko a na všetkom sa smeje? Dá sa zlomiť kliatba, ktorá prekáža všetkým, okrem princeznej? Rozprávka s nádychom fantasy, dávkou humoru a irónie od škótskeho autora George MacDonalda, ktorá sa stala predlohou známeho muzikálu

Princess Irene's great-grandmother has a testing task for Curdie. He will not go alone though, as she provides him with a companion -- the oddest and ugliest creature Curdie has ever seen, but one who turns out to be the most loyal friend he could have hoped for.