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What would life be like if there were magical creatures who hid in our homes and helped us make better decisions?
Poor Ralph falls ill and is stolen away by fairies, who crown him King of Fairyland. After this, he is suddenly able to see dark, shadowy creatures everywhere. Now they want to tell him about what they do and what they want from him. Of course Ralph is a good person, but nothing prepares him for the lessons his new friends want to give him about what it means to truly do good to another human being.
Experience the charm and wisdom of beloved Victorian author George MacDonald in this Christian tale from more than 160 years ago, combined with all-new, hand-drawn illustrations. The Shadows is the first book in the MacDonald Tales series of picture books for the young and young-at-heart. Printed in the United States with high-quality ink; 80 pages; ages eight and up.
George Macdonald
George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a popular Scottish lecturer and writer of novels, poetry, and fairy tales. Born in Aberdeenshire, he was briefly a clergyman, then a professor of English literature at Bedford and King's College in London. W. H. Auden called him "one of the most remarkable writers of the nineteenth century."
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