George MacDonald 
Malcolm 

A masterpiece of mystery and spiritual power from one of the Victorian era’s greatest writers, the Scottish author who inspired C. S. Lewis.   This towering 1875 novel, set in the Scottish fishing village of Cullen, is considered by many as George Mac Donald’s fictional masterwork. The intricate tale is more true to place than any of Mac Donald’s books. As Malcolm is drawn into the web of secrets surrounding majestic Lossie House, with the marquis of Lossie and his tempestuous daughter Florimel at the center of them, we meet some of Mac Donald’s most memorable characters. Through them Malcolm must unravel many mysteries that hang over the town and its people—and himself.   The Scottish dialect is more impenetrable than in many of Mac Donald’s other Scottish novels, and has been translated into readable English in this newly updated edition by Mac Donald’s biographer Michael Phillips. Calling it a “masterpiece of plot, drama, mystery, characterization, and spiritual depth, ” it was Malcolm which in the 1970s set Phillips on his life’s-work to acquaint the world with Mac Donald’s forgotten legacy through new editions of Mac Donald’s work. Phillips says, “Malcolm is always an ideal choice for new readers to begin a deeper acquaintance with Mac Donald, ” especially as it is set in the locale from which The Cullen Collection of new editions derives its name. Phillips’s lengthy informative introduction sets Malcolm’s story colorfully into the context of Mac Donald’s two 1870s visits to Cullen. Phillips also provides readers new to the works of Mac Donald with a historical overview of the Scotsman’s writing and significance.