Books author - "George MacDonald"
Description Lilith, first published in 1895, tells the story of Mr. Vane, the owner of a library that seems to be haunted by a ravenβthe ghost of the libraryβs former owner. Mr. Vane eventually follows this strange figure through a mirror and into another world, the βregion of seven dimensions.β There Vane meets a number of characters, including Biblical characters like Adam and his first wife Lilith. Thus begins a battle of good versus evil that reverberates through dimensions. The narrative
Description The Princess and the Goblin is a childrenβs fantasy novel in the vein of the best classic fairy tales. The simple narrative follows Princess Irene as she discovers a ghostly relative living in a castle tower only she can access. During a walk outside one day, she encounters the threat of the lair of goblins living near the castleβand meets a new friend, a young miner named Curdie. She and Curdie must stop the goblin threat before they can carry out their evil plot.
certain she, sometimes at least, must say whatis worth hearing about such matters.""Well, but she's an exception. Besides, she hasn't any children." "Then," said my husband, "there's Lady Bernard"-- "Ah! but she was like no one else. Besides, she is almost a publiccharacter, and any thing said about her would betray my original." "It would be no matter. She is beyond caring for that now; and not one ofher friends could object to any thing you
did not stop until she stood by her side, and looked up in her face with her blue eyes and the two melted stars in them."Why, what have you been doing with your eyes, child?" asked the old lady. "Crying," answered the princess. "Why, child?" "Because I couldn't find my way down again." "But you could find your way up." "Not at first--not for a long time." "But your face is streaked like the back of a zebra. Hadn't you a
steps outside, across a paved court, through the brazen gates, along half-roused streets where people were opening their shops, through the huge gates of the city, and out into the wide road vanishing northwards--the princess struggling and screaming all the time, and the wise woman holding her tight. When at length she was too tired to struggle or scream any more, the wise woman unfolded her cloak and set her down, and the princess saw the light and opened her swollen eyelids. There was
Description Lilith, first published in 1895, tells the story of Mr. Vane, the owner of a library that seems to be haunted by a ravenβthe ghost of the libraryβs former owner. Mr. Vane eventually follows this strange figure through a mirror and into another world, the βregion of seven dimensions.β There Vane meets a number of characters, including Biblical characters like Adam and his first wife Lilith. Thus begins a battle of good versus evil that reverberates through dimensions. The narrative
Description The Princess and the Goblin is a childrenβs fantasy novel in the vein of the best classic fairy tales. The simple narrative follows Princess Irene as she discovers a ghostly relative living in a castle tower only she can access. During a walk outside one day, she encounters the threat of the lair of goblins living near the castleβand meets a new friend, a young miner named Curdie. She and Curdie must stop the goblin threat before they can carry out their evil plot.
certain she, sometimes at least, must say whatis worth hearing about such matters.""Well, but she's an exception. Besides, she hasn't any children." "Then," said my husband, "there's Lady Bernard"-- "Ah! but she was like no one else. Besides, she is almost a publiccharacter, and any thing said about her would betray my original." "It would be no matter. She is beyond caring for that now; and not one ofher friends could object to any thing you
did not stop until she stood by her side, and looked up in her face with her blue eyes and the two melted stars in them."Why, what have you been doing with your eyes, child?" asked the old lady. "Crying," answered the princess. "Why, child?" "Because I couldn't find my way down again." "But you could find your way up." "Not at first--not for a long time." "But your face is streaked like the back of a zebra. Hadn't you a
steps outside, across a paved court, through the brazen gates, along half-roused streets where people were opening their shops, through the huge gates of the city, and out into the wide road vanishing northwards--the princess struggling and screaming all the time, and the wise woman holding her tight. When at length she was too tired to struggle or scream any more, the wise woman unfolded her cloak and set her down, and the princess saw the light and opened her swollen eyelids. There was