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Phantastes Paperback - 1981

by George MacDonald

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Introduction by C. S. Lewis

In October 1857, George MacDonald wrote what he described as "a kind of fairy tale, in the hope that it will pay me better than the more evidently serious work." This was Phantastes -- one of MacDonald's most important works; a work which so overwhelmed C. S. Lewis that a few hours after he began reading it he knew he "had crossed a great frontier."

The book is about the narrator's (Anodos) dream-like adventures in fairyland, where he confronts tree-spirits and the shadow, sojourns to the palace of the fairy queen, and searches for the spirit of the earth. The tale is vintage MacDonald, conveying a profound sadness and a poignant longing for death.

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  • Title Phantastes
  • Author George MacDonald
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 15th ptg
  • Pages 197
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 1981-05-18
  • ISBN 9780802860606 / 0802860605
  • Weight 0.66 lbs (0.30 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.03 x 6.07 x 0.55 in (22.94 x 15.42 x 1.40 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Theometrics: Evangelical
    • Theometrics: Mainline
  • Category Fiction - Fantasy
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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