George MacDonald （10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905） was a Scottish author， poet， and Christian minister. Known particularly for his poignant fairy tales and fantasy novels， George MacDonald inspired many authors， such as W. H. Auden， J. R. R. Tolkien， C. S. Lewis， E. Nesbit and Madeleine L'Engle. It was C.S. Lewis who wrote that he regarded MacDonald as his "master": "Picking up a copy of Phantastes one day at a train-station bookstall， I began to read. A few hours later，" said Lewis， "I knew that I had crossed a great frontier." Even Mark Twain， who initially disliked MacDonald， became friends with him， and there is some evidence that Twain was influenced by MacDonald.

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PREFACE
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV