George MacDonald: Victorian Myth Maker

Born in Scotland in the early 1800s, MacDonald discovered a fondness—and a skill—for writing poetry, fiction, fantasy, and sermons. As a young man, MacDonald was trained as an educator, but left his tutoring position to become a minister. Throughout his life, he was an enthusiast preacher—in fact many of his sermons were collected and printed.Yet, MacDonald was best known for his literary skills. A popular writer of his day, he was revered in many literary circles, counting among his friends and fans, Tennyson, Mark Twain, Longfellow, and Lewis Carroll.George Victorian Mythmaker lifts the veil of secrecy surrounding Macdonald’s life, tell his story in his own words. This work is based on thousands of letters written to and by MacDonald as well as personal papers and documents collected in museums and libraries in American and Europe.