The Complete Fairy Tales
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Complete Fairy Tales
By (Author) George Macdonald
Edited by U.C. Knoepflmacher
Introduction by U.C. Knoepflmacher
Notes by U.C. Knoepflmacher
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Classics
3rd November 1999
24th February 2000
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Classic fiction: general and literary
823.8
Physical Properties
Paperback
384
Width 130mm, Height 195mm, Spine 23mm
305g
Description
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.
Author Bio
George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a minister who was rejected by his congregation, and struggled thereafter to support his family of eleven children by writing. In his own day he was celebrated as poet, preacher, and lecturer, and as the author of numerous novels. He is best known today for his vivid children's stories. U. C. Knoepflmacher has published widely on children's literature and the Victorian period.
