Recognized particularly for his fairy tales and fantasy novels, MacDonald inspired and influenced such literary masters as W. George MacDonald (1824–1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and clergyman. MacDonald is the greatest genius of this kind whom I know. (C. But every now and then there occurs in the modern world a genius…who can make such a story. Phantastes : A Faerie Romance for Men and Women by George MacDonald, first published in 1858, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the. Most myths were made in prehistoric times…. In this remarkable, quixotic fairytale, George MacDonald weaves intricate narratives as his protagonist combats tree-spirits and his shadow, journeys to the palace of the fairy queen, and searches for the spirit of the earth. The next morning, Anados awakes to find his bedroom taking form of a glorious wood and thus begins his adventures in Fairy Land.
It tells the tale of Anodos, who inherits a key from his father and finds in the drawer to which it goes an ancient fairy who gives him a glimpse of Fairy Land.
Tolkien, Phantastes is a magnificent tale of spiritual questing and sacrifice.
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