The Gifts of the Child Christ by George MacDonald (Eerdmans, September 1996, 0-8028-4165-1, $29.00, 558+xxvipp, tp, co, cover by Arthur Hughes) [edited by Glenn Edward Sadler]
Collection of 21 stories and fairy tales, and one essay, edited and with an introduction by Glenn Edward Sadler. This is revised from the 1973 two-volume Eerdmans edition, adding the story ’Stephen Archer’, and period illustrations by various artists.
- xi · Introduction · Glenn Edward Sadler · in
- xxi · The Fantastic Imagination · George MacDonald · pr Putnam, 1893
originally printed as the Preface to the American edition of The Light Princess and Other Fairy Tales.
- 1 · The Gifts of the Child Christ · George MacDonald · nv The Gifts of the Child Christ and Other Tales by George MacDonald, Sampson Low, 1882
- 31 · Stephen Archer · George MacDonald · ss Stephen Archer and Other Tales by George MacDonald, 1908
- 47 · The Butcher’s Bills · George MacDonald · nv The Gifts of the Child Christ and Other Tales by George MacDonald, Sampson Low, 1882
- 79 · The Broken Swords · George MacDonald · nv Monthly Christian Spectator 1854
- 99 · The Wow o’ Rivven · George MacDonald · ss Good Words 1864, as “The Bell”
- 113 · The Light Princess · George MacDonald · na Adela Cathcart by George MacDonald, Hurst & Blackett, 1864
- 157 · The Shadows · George MacDonald · nv Adela Cathcart by George MacDonald, Hurst & Blackett, 1864
- 187 · The Castle: A Parable · George MacDonald · ss Adela Cathcart by George MacDonald, Hurst & Blackett, 1864
- 199 · The Carasoyn · George MacDonald · nv Works of Fancy and Imagination by George MacDonald, Alexander Strahan, 1871
expanded from “The Fairy Fleet”, Argosy 1866.
- 237 · Cross Purposes · George MacDonald · nv Beeton’s Christmas Annual 1862
- 257 · The Golden Key · George MacDonald · nv Dealings with the Fairies by George MacDonald, Arthur Strahan, 1867
- 285 · The Wise Woman · George MacDonald · na (r), as “The Lost Princess”
- 377 · Little Daylight · George MacDonald · ss Works of Fancy and Imagination by George MacDonald, Alexander Strahan, 1871
- 393 · The Gray Wolf · George MacDonald · ss Works of Fancy and Imagination by George MacDonald, Alexander Strahan, 1871
- 399 · The Cruel Painter · George MacDonald · nv Adela Cathcart by George MacDonald, Hurst & Blackett, 1864
- 429 · The History of Photogen and Nycteris · George MacDonald · nv The Graphic Christmas 1879, as “The Romance of Photogen and Nycteris”
- 467 · The Giant’s Heart · George MacDonald · nv The Illustrated London News Christmas 1863, as “Tell Us a Story”
- 489 · Papa’s Story · George MacDonald · nv The Illustrated London News 1865, as “A Scot’s Christmas Story”
- 513 · Port in a Storm · George MacDonald · ss The Argosy (UK) November 1866
- 525 · Uncle Cornelius, His Story · George MacDonald · ss St. Paul’s Magazine January 1869
- 547 · Birth, Dreaming, Death · George MacDonald · ss Adela Cathcart by George MacDonald, Hurst & Blackett, 1864, as “The Schoolmaster’s Story”
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