George MacDonald 
MacDonalds’ Fairy-Tale Treasure Chest 

George Mac Donald was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister who was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature. The mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll, his writings have been cited as a major literary influence by authors including W. H. Auden, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, [1] Walter de la Mare, [2] E. Nesbit and Madeleine L’Engle. This collection contains six of his finest fairy tales, including ’The Princess and the Goblin, ’ ’The Princess and Curdie, ’ ’The Light Princess, ’ ’Phantastes, ’ ’The Giant’s Heart, ’ and ’The Golden Key.’