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"The Christmas Stories and Poetry by George MacDonald: Illustrated" is a heartwarming and spiritually enriching collection of holiday tales and poems by the celebrated Scottish author George MacDonald. This anthology includes a selection of his most cherished works, such as "The Gifts of the Child Christ, " "A Christmas Carol, " "A Christmas Prayer, " "Christmas Meditation, " and more.

George MacDonald's writings are known for their profound spiritual insights and the timeless moral lessons they convey. In this collection, he brings the magic and wonder of Christmas to life through his storytelling and poetry. His works reflect the true spirit of the holiday season, emphasizing themes of love, compassion, and the deeper meanings of Christmas.

"The Gifts of the Child Christ" is a poignant story that explores the significance of giving from the heart, while "A Christmas Carol" invites readers into a tale of personal transformation and redemption during the holidays. MacDonald's poetry, including "A Christmas Prayer" and "Christmas Meditation, " offers reflections on the nativity and the profound spiritual significance of Christ's birth.

"The Christmas Stories and Poetry by George MacDonald: Illustrated" is a timeless and spiritually uplifting addition to your holiday reading list. It invites readers to contemplate the true meaning of Christmas and the values that make this season so special. Immerse yourself in MacDonald's heartwarming narratives and poetry, and rediscover the beauty and depth of the Christmas story.

Contents:

The Gifts of the Child Christ

My Uncle Peter 

Christmas Day and Everyday

The Christmas Child

Christmas Meditation

A Christmas Prayer

A Christmas Carol

Mary's Lullaby

Christmas-Day

That Holy Thing

Christmas

Christmas Song of the Old Children

King Cole

A Song for Christmas

The Christmas Stories and Poetry by George MacDonald - The Gifts of the Child Christ, A Christmas Carol, A Christmas Prayer, Christmas Meditation and others

This ebook compiles George MacDonald's complete novels. 

This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work.

George MacDonald: The Complete Novels

Once upon a time, so long ago that I have quite forgotten the date, there lived a king and queen who had no children.

And the king said to himself, "All the queens of my acquaintance have children, some three, some seven, and some as many as twelve; and my queen has not one. I feel ill-used." So he made up his mind to be cross with his wife about it. But she bore it all like a good patient queen as she was. Then the king grew very cross indeed. But the queen pretended to take it all as a joke, and a very good one too.

"Why don't you have any daughters, at least?" said he. "I don't say sons; that might be too much to expect."

"I am sure, dear king, I am very sorry, " said the queen.

"So you ought to be, " retorted the king; "you are not going to make a virtue of that, surely."

But he was not an ill-tempered king, and in any matter of less moment would have let the queen have her own way with all his heart. This, however, was an affair of state.

The queen smiled.

"You must have patience with a lady, you know, dear king, " said she.

She was, indeed, a very nice queen, and heartily sorry that she could not oblige the king immediately.

The Light Princess

With only her nurse, Lootie, for company, Princess Irene leads a lonely and sheltered life in her mountainous kingdom. She is unaware that goblins live in the underground mines, or that they are planning a war against those who live above the ground. With her new, plucky friend Curdie and the help of her otherworldly great-great-grandmother, Princess Irene hatches a plan to defeat the goblins and save her kingdom. Published in 1872, George MacDonald's The Princess and the Goblin has been translated into numerous languages and has been adapted for film and television, most notably as part of the popular Fractured Fairy Tales series in the 1960s. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

The Princess And The Goblin

Young Princess Irene's belief in her great-grandmother's powers becomes essential as she and the miner Curdie work to foil the sinister Goblin plot against the king and his palace. Gran lives in a secret room at the top of the castle stairs, and spins a thread so fine as to be invisible and yet strong enough to lead the Princess back home.

La Princesse et le Goblin

I HAVE been asked to tell you about the back of the north wind. An old Greek writer mentions a people who lived there, and were so comfortable that they could not bear it any longer, and drowned themselves. My story is not the same as his. I do not think Herodotus had got the right account of the place. I am going to tell you how it fared with a boy who went there.

He lived in a low room over a coach-house; and that was not by any means at the back of the north wind, as his mother very well knew. For one side of the room was built only of boards, and the boards were so old that you might run a penknife through into the north wind. And then let them settle between them which was the sharper! I know that when you pulled it out again the wind would be after it like a cat after a mouse, and you would know soon enough you were not at the back of the north wind. Still, this room was not very cold, except when the north wind blew stronger than usual: the room I have to do with now was always cold, except in summer, when the sun took the matter into his own hands. Indeed, I am not sure whether I ought to call it a room at all; for it was just a loft where they kept hay and straw and oats for the horses.

At the Back of the North Wind

" De tous les arts dont il nous reste des vestiges, celui des indiens de la côte Nord-Ouest est certainement un des plus grands ".
Claude Lévi-Strauss

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