Who is George Macdonald
George MacDonald (10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. In addition to his fairy tales, MacDonald wrote several works on Christian apologetics.His writings have been cited as a major literary influence by many notable authors including W. H. Auden, J. M. Barrie, Lord Dunsany, Hope Mirrlees, Robert E. Howard, L. Frank Baum, T.H. White, Lloyd Alexander, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Walter de la Mare, E. Nesbit, Peter S. Beagle, Neil Gaiman and Madeleine L'Engle.
C. S. Lewis wrote that he regarded MacDonald as his "master": "Picking up a copy of Phantastes one day at a train...
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George Macdonald Poems
- Translations. - The Mother By The Cradle. (from Claudius.)
Sleep, baby boy, sleep sweet, secure;
Thy father's very miniature!
That art thou, though thy father goes
And says that thou hast not his nose. ... - Translations. - My Faith. (from Schiller.)
In these epigrams I have altered the form, which in the original is the elegiac distich.
... - The Diary Of An Old Soul. - June
1.
FROM thine, as then, the healing virtue goes
Into our hearts--that is the Father's plan. ... - Translations. - Sayings Of Confucius. (from Schiller.)
I.
Threefold is of Time the tread:
Lingering comes the Future pacing hither; ... - Translations. - Lyrisches Intermezzo. Lxiv. (from Heine.)
Night lay upon mine eyelids;
Upon my mouth lay lead;
With rigid brain and bosom,
I lay among the dead. ...
Top 10 most used topics by George Macdonald
Heart 188 Earth 175 Soul 171 Love 165 I Love You 165 High 159 God 157 Long 155 Life 148 Good 147George Macdonald Quotes
- If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.
- Work is not always required. There is such a thing as sacred idleness.
Comments about George Macdonald
- Renovare: "the love of our neighbor is the only door out of the dungeon of self." —george macdonald
- Josephus77: "but how is one to know what is true my dear? there are so many differing claims to the quality!" "i have been told and believe it with all my heart," replied hester, "that the only way to know what is true is to do what is true." - george macdonald, the gentlewoman’s choice
- Booksoftitans: just visited armchair books in edinburgh. this has been on my bucket list for a while. pretty much cleared them out of late 1800s/early 1900s george macdonald.
- Mullytweets: communion with god is the one need of the soul beyond all other need; prayer is the beginning of that communion. george macdonald
- Cslchsnmore: in whatever man does without god, he must fail miserably, or succeed more miserably. george macdonald
