The Complete Fairy Tales
Download or Read eBook The Complete Fairy Tales PDF written by George MacDonald and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1999-09-01 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : George MacDonald |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 1999-09-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0140437371 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780140437379 |
Rating | : 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Complete Fairy Tales by : George MacDonald
Book excerpt: George MacDonald occupied a major position in the intellectual life of his Victorian contemporaries. This volume brings together all eleven of his shorter fairy stories as well as his essay "The Fantastic Imagination". The subjects are those of traditional fantasy: good and wicked fairies, children embarking on elaborate quests, and journeys into unsettling dreamworlds. Within this familiar imaginative landscape, his children's stories were profoundly experimental, questioning the association of childhood with purity and innocence, and the need to separate fairy tale wonder from adult scepticism and disbelief.