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George MacDonald - The Father of Fantasy

George MacDonald was a 19th-century novelist who wrote for child-like people of all ages. That notion of magic for everybody defined much of his work. The father of fantasy, MacDonald was best-known for The Princess and the Goblin, Lilith and more. Mark Twain, J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, to name a few, all called MacDonald an influence.

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The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald (1872)
Phantastes by George MacDonald (1858)
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Dealings with the Fairies by George MacDonald (1867)
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Die Verwandlung or The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

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The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan

John Buchan published more than 25 novels and yet he had a remarkable life away from writing that included being a Member of Parliament and Governor-General of Canada.

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