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Title: The Golden Key by George MacDonald, Maurice Sendak ISBN: 0-374-42590-6 Publisher: Sunburst Pub. Date: 01 August, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.56 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Beautiful little book
Comment: I found this book while I was reading my way through the library's fairy tale shelf. I didn't understand any of the symbolism at the time, but I still liked it. I don't understand all of it even now, but the more I read (especially of C.S. Lewis, who admired MacDonald's work), the more interesting the book becomes. I like the way the shadow-lands idea seen here gets more fleshed out in C.S. Lewis' Narnia book The Last Battle, and both are probably derived from the cave allegory in Plato.
Some people will probably be turned off by the allegorical aspect. I think of it as an interesting little puzzle.
Rating: 5
Summary: Tolkien and C. S. Lewis loved this one(and so did I)!
Comment: Afterward by W. H. Auden. This "great work" as C.S. Lewis described The Golden Key, tells of a boy and a girl, and their mysterious journey. J.R.R. Tolkien said "The magical, the fairy story . . . may be made a vehicle of Mystery. This at least is what George MacDonald attempted, achieving stories of power and beauty when he succeeded, as in The Golden Key." I heartily agree as did my children!
Rating: 5
Summary: A Touch of Whimsey
Comment: Since the story "The Golden Key" can be found in several collections of MacDonald's fairy tales, this book's main strength lies in Maurice Sendak's illustrations. These black and white drawings by the creator of "Where The Wild Things Are" add a touch of whimsey to this rather obscure short story by the Victorian novelist/pastor/poet. Like all of MacDonald's fantasies, this adventure about a boy and a girl who are looking for the land where the shadows fall can be read and enjoyed on multiple levels.
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Title: The Light Princess by George MacDonald, Maurice Sendak ISBN: 0374444587 Publisher: Sunburst Pub. Date: 01 August, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald, Arthur Hughes ISBN: 0140367462 Publisher: Puffin Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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Title: The Wise Woman and Other Stories by George MacDonald, Craig Yoe ISBN: 0802818609 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 September, 1980 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald ISBN: 0812567129 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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Title: Lilith by George MacDonald ISBN: 0802860613 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 August, 1981 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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