{"product_id":"adela-cathcart-complete-in-three-volumes-paperback","title":"Adela Cathcart (Complete in Three Volumes) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge MacDonald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge MacDonald (1824-1905) was a Scottish minister who is widely recognized as the most influential fantasist of the nineteenth century. His many works include \u003ci\u003ePhantastes, Lilith, The Princess and the Goblin, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Gifts of the Child Christ.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAdela Cathcart, \u003c\/i\u003e MacDonald writes about a group of friends who nurse a sick young woman back to health by meeting together to tell stories. In the vein of \u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales, \u003c\/i\u003e the many legends and ballads they invent include some of MacDonald's richest and most original writing. The most famous of these stories include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Light Princess.\u003c\/i\u003e A child is cursed with an inability to recognize anything serious or sorrowful in life, but can only find happiness by learning to weep. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shadows.\u003c\/i\u003e A man is transported to the kingdom of fairies and beholds how these dark spirits work to spread happiness and consolation through the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Giant's Heart.\u003c\/i\u003e A deathless giant with no heart in his body captures six princes and their wives in his enchanted castle. The youngest brother of the princes goes on a quest to rescue them by finding the hiding place of the giant's heart. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection also includes \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Swords, The Cruel Painter, The Castle, My Uncle Peter, A Child's Holiday, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBirth, Dreaming, Death.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge MacDonald (1824-1905) was a Scottish minister who is widely recognized as the most influential fantasist of the nineteenth century. His many works include \u003ci\u003ePhantastes, Lilith, The Princess and the Goblin, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Gifts of the Child Christ.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 458\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132684701831,"sku":"9780615994833","price":24.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/faecb7a272e43e90a9e945ed13e34237.webp?v=1732628456","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/adela-cathcart-complete-in-three-volumes-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}