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George MacDonald
George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. In addition to his fairy tales, MacDonald wrote several works of Christian theology, including several collections of sermons. His writings have been cited as a major literary influence by many notable authors including Lewis Carroll, W. H. Auden, David Lindsay, J. M. Barrie, Lord Dunsany, Elizabeth Yates, Oswald Chambers, Mark Twain, Hope Mirrlees, Robert E. Howard, L. Frank Baum, T.H. White, Richard Adams, Lloyd Alexander, Hilaire Belloc, G.K. Chesterton, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Walter de la Mare, E. Nesbit, Peter S. Beagle, Neil Gaiman and Madeleine L'Engle. 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."
BornDecember 10, 1824, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
DiedSeptember 18, 1905, Ashtead, Surrey, England
OccupationMinister, writer (poet, novelist)
NationalityScottish/British
Alma materUniversity of Aberdeen
Period19th century
GenreChildren's literature
Notable worksPhantastes (1858), David Elginbrod (1863), At the Back of the North Wind (1871), The Princess and the Goblin (1872), Lilith (1895)

About George MacDonald

Novelist George MacDonald was born on December 10, 1824 in Scotland (He dies at the age of 80, on September 18, 1905).

Author of Scottish fantasy who influenced Novelist J.R.R. Tolkien and Children's Author C.S. Lewis. Phantastes, The Princess and the Goblin, and Lilith are among his best-known works.

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George MacDonald before becoming famous

George MacDonald was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1824 is also the year of Monkey (猴) in the Chinese Zodiac.

After graduating from the University of Aberdeen, he worked as a pastor at Trinity Congregational Church in Arundel. However, because of his lectures on universal redemption and God's unconditional love, he was an unpopular minister.

Achievement of George MacDonald

Novelist Lewis Carroll was his protégé, and he persuaded him to publish Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

George MacDonald's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He married Louisa Powell in 1851. Following that, the couple had eleven children.

George MacDonald Collabed with

He met and befriended renowned poet Poet Walt Whitman while traveling around America.

George MacDonald Income & Net worth

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Latest information about George MacDonald updated on March 17 2023.