{"product_id":"the-complete-fairy-tales-isbn-9780140437379","title":"The Complete Fairy Tales","description":"George MacDonald occupied a major position in the intellectual life of his Victorian contemporaries.   This volume brings together all eleven of his shorter fairy stories as well as his essay \"The Fantastic Imagination\".  The subjects are those of traditional fantasy: good and wicked fairies, children embarking on  elaborate quests, and journeys into unsettling dreamworlds. Within this familiar imaginative landscape, his children's stories were profoundly experimental, questioning the association of childhood with purity and innocence, and the need to separate fairy tale wonder from adult scepticism and disbelief.Introduction\u003cbr\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading\u003cbr\u003eA Note on the Texts\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fantastic Imagination\u003c\/i\u003eFrom ADELA CATHCART\u003ci\u003eThe Light Princess\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Giant's Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom DEALINGS WITH THE FAIRIES\u003ci\u003eCross Purposes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Golden Key\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND\u003ci\u003eLittle Daylight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNanny's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiamond's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLATER TALES\u003ci\u003eThe Carasoyn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wise Woman, or The Lost Princess: A Double Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe History of Photogen and Nycteris: A Day and Night Mährchen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplanatory NotesGeorge MacDonald (1824-1905) was a minister who was rejected by his congregation, and struggled thereafter to support his family of eleven children by writing.  In his own day he was celebrated as poet, preacher, and lecturer, and as the author of numerous novels.  He is best known today for his vivid children's stories. U. C. Knoepflmacher has published widely on children's literature and the Victorian period.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305103904997,"sku":"NP9780140437379","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140437379.jpg?v=1767738780","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-complete-fairy-tales-isbn-9780140437379","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}