This is the story of Mr Vane, an orphan and heir to a large house - in which he has a vision that leads him through an old mirror into another world. In the trips he makes to this other world, he explores the mystery of evil. Mr. Vane owns a library that seems to be haunted by the former librarian, who looks much like a raven. After finally encountering the mysterious Mr. Raven, Vane learns that Raven had known his father; indeed, Vane's father had visited the strange parallel universe from which Raven comes and goes. Vane follows Raven into the world through the mirror. Lilith, written by...
This is the story of Mr Vane, an orphan and heir to a large house - in which he has a vision that leads him through an old mirror into another world. ...
A new edition of Novalis' Hymns To the Night, and Spiritual Songs, translated by George MacDonald, with an introduction and notes by Carol Appleby.
Includes the German text.
This edition features a collection of 26 Romantic, European paintings from the late 1770s and early 1800s (the era of Hymns To the Night and Spiritual Songs), which have been interwoven with the poems. Artists include: J.M.W. Turner, Giambattista Tiepolo, Caspar David Friedrich, Philipp Otto Runge, Henry Fuseli, Thomas Cole, J.A.D. Ingres, and Jacques-Louis...
NOVALIS: HYMNS TO THE NIGHT AND SPIRITUAL SONGS
A new edition of Novalis' Hymns To the Night, and Spiritual Songs, translated by George MacDonald,...
When Mr. Vale stumbles upon a large mirror in a house he recently inherited, he is thrown into a world of conflict and intrigue. Strange creatures abound and all fear the enigmatic ruler, Lilith. On his travels, the hero encounters the Little Ones who are desperately afraid of Lilith and seek someone to be their champion against her.
When Mr. Vale stumbles upon a large mirror in a house he recently inherited, he is thrown into a world of conflict and intrigue. Strange creatures abo...
The Lost Princess & Other Fairy Stories Seven enchanted fairytales by George MacDonald, including The Lost Princess, The Golden Key, The day Boy and the Night Girl, The Light Princess, The Giants Heart, Cross Purposes, The Shadows. Not only for children.
The Lost Princess & Other Fairy Stories Seven enchanted fairytales by George MacDonald, including The Lost Princess, The Golden Key, The day Boy and t...
George MacDonald - At the back of the north wind A Victorian fairy tale that has enchanted readers for more than a hundred years: the magical story of Diamond, the son of a poor coachman, who is swept away by the North Wind - a radiant, maternal spirit with long, flowing hair - and whose life is transformed by a brief glimpse of the beautiful country - at the back of the north wind. It combines a Dickensian regard for the working class of mid-19th-century England with the invention of an ethereal landscape.
George MacDonald - At the back of the north wind A Victorian fairy tale that has enchanted readers for more than a hundred years: the magical story of...