| Adela Cathcart, Volume III of III by George Macdonald, Fiction, Fantasy Contributor(s): MacDonald, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 1592247369 ISBN-13: 9781592247363 Publisher: Wildside Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2003 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.1" W x 9.36" (1.05 lbs) 204 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Adelia Cathcart has an illness of the spirit -- perhaps an illness of the soul. No one -- not her father, her neighbors, not even the curate of her parish nor his doctor brother can scry the secret of her malady. So they read her stories. Beautiful, beautiful stories. Now they read the tale of "The Giant's Heart." The Giant used to catch little children and plant them in his garden, where you might see them in rows, with their heads only above ground, rolling their eyes about, and growing awfully fast. He liked greedy boys best -- boys that ate plum-pudding till they felt as if their belts were too tight. Because he was so fond of radishes, he lived just on the borders of Giantland, where it touched on the country of common people. . . . As Adelia makes her recovery, and finds something more. . . . |
Contributor Bio(s): MacDonald, George: - "George MacDonald (1824 - 1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. His writings have been cited as a major literary influence by many notable authors. C. S. Lewis wrote that he regarded MacDonald as his "master": "Picking up a copy of Phantastes one day at a train-station bookstall, I began to read. A few hours later," said Lewis, "I knew that I had crossed a great frontier." G. K. Chesterton cited The Princess and the Goblin as a book that had "made a difference to my whole existence."" |