George Macdonald

A wise woman kidnaps a spoiled princess to teach her lessons of humility and gratitude.

The adventures of a little boy, named for his father's favorite horse, as he travels with the beautiful lady North Wind and comes to know the many facets of her protective and violent temper.

A sulky princess and the parents who have spoiled her have some surprises in store when a wise woman with a touch of magic kidnaps the princess.

The works of George MacDonald, the Scottish author, poet, and minister, have influenced the likes of W. H. Auden, J. R. R. Tolkien, Madeleine L'Engle, C. S. Lewis, and Mark Twain. MacDonald wrote some of the first popular fantasy novels and is best known for his enduring stories, such as "Phantastes", "The Princess and the Goblin", "Lilith", and "At the Back of the North Wind". Macdonald said of his work that he wrote "not for children, but for the...

Rev. ed. of: Thomas Wingfold, curate. 1876. Thomas Wingfold, Curate, has settled into his first parish. But his confidence is deeply shaken by the question "Tell me, do you really believe one word of all that?"

Collects twenty short horror stories published between 1816 and 1914 that have been overshadowed by the works of Edgar Allen Poe, including Bram Stoker's "The Squaw" and L.T. Meade's "The Woman with the Hood.".