They say the brain has definite patterns of nostalgia so that they can predict your age by what you listen to on the radio. And of all the books by all those wonderful Inklings and hangers-on, this book, Phantastes, captured my imagination and began my love of George MacDonald in a unique way. My husband was taking a class at college titled Oxford Christians and I may as well have taken the class myself because I read every single life-changing book Dr. The first time I read this I was a newly married 18 yo.

Chesterton cited The Princess and the Goblin as a book that had 'made a difference to my whole existence.'Įlizabeth Yates wrote of Sir Gibbie, 'It moved me the way books did when, as a child, the great gates of literature began to open and first encounters with noble thoughts and utterances were unspeakably thrilling.'Įven Mark Twain, who initially disliked MacDonald, became friends with him, and there is some evidence that Twain was influenced by MacDonald. A few hours later,' said Lewis, 'I knew that I had crossed a great frontier.' G. Lewis wrote that he regarded MacDonald as his 'master': 'Picking up a copy of Phantastes one day at a train-station bookstall, I began to read. Known particularly for his poignant fairy tales and fantasy novels, MacDonald inspired many authors, such as G.K. He was educated at Aberdeen University and after a short and stormy career as a minister at Arundel, where his unorthodox views led to his dismissal, he turned to fiction as a means of earning a living. George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. Chesterton, Elizabeth Yates, Mark Twain e C.S. George MacDonald (1824―1905) é bem conhecido por escrever histórias de fantasia e contos de fadas que inspiraram autores notáveis como J.R.R. 'Certamente, George MacDonald é o avô de todos nós que lutamos para chegar a um acordo com a verdade por meio da fantasia.' – Madeleine L. 'George MacDonald histórias de poder e beleza.' – J.R.R. 'Nunca escondi o fato de que o considerava meu mestre na verdade, imagino nunca ter escrito um livro em que não fizesse nenhuma citação dele.' – C.S. Tudo escrito com um capricho inocente e um anseio cheio de alma, o coração da jornada de Anodos através do Reino das Fadas revela uma busca espiritual que requer uma entrega de si mesmo.

'Escrevo não para crianças', disse George MacDonald, 'mas para crianças, sejam elas de cinco, cinquenta ou setenta e cinco anos'. Tolkien, considerada uma das obras mais importantes de George MacDonald, é a história do jovem Anodos e suas aventuras no reino das fadas que, em última análise, revelam a condição humana. Como, eu não faço a menor ideia.'Ī obra de fantasia clássica que influenciou C.S. 'Ouvi dizer que, para os que entram no Reino das Fadas, não há volta.

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