Books by George MacDonald
“Phantastes is often considered the first fantasy novel in English literature. This story is not merely an expression of the modern genre of Romanticism, it’s a faerie romance: MacDonald’s pulling us back right from the very beginning: remember the old tales, the medieval tales, the ancient tales that have shaped us.” Read more...
The Best Victorian Fantasy Novels
Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson, Literary Scholar
Interviews where books by George MacDonald were recommended
The Best Victorian Fantasy Novels, recommended by Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson
Modern fantasy emerged out of the work of a group of Victorian writers, many of whom were medieval scholars and social justice activists. These three threads are intimately connected, explains literary scholar Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson. Here, she introduces us to the Victorian fantasy novels that shaped the work of 20th-century legends C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, and the beliefs that infuse those stories.
