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| THE GEORGE MACDONALD
WHITE PAGE DIARY |
| Two
books in one: George MacDonald's
The
Diary of an Old Soul
and Betty
Aberlin's
The White Page Poems.
In 1880, George MacDonald, the
Scottish poet, novelist and preacher, in
the wake of the deaths of two of his
children, published A Book of Strife
in the Form of the Diary of an Old Soul.
This book, which unites grief and
hope in hard-won faith, contains a poem
for every day of the year. Across from
each page of verses he provided a clean
“white page.” In the first edition of
what became a classic collection of
poetry, MacDonald invited the reader to
respond to the “seed” of his words with
their own reflections. He wrote:
“Let
your white page be ground, my print be
seed, Growing to golden ears, that faith
and hope may feed.”
Betty Aberlin responded to MacDonald’s
invitation with daily poems of her own. |
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GEORGE MACDONALDD
LITERARY HERITAGE AND HEIRS |
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| Stephan
Prickett writes: “This is an
important, exciting, and even
challenging and controversial volume.
It looks, as never before, at
MacDonald’s historical imagination, the
influence of his native Scottish
culture, the impact of English and
German Romanticism, his reading of the
Bible, his interest in Darwinism, and in
the Victorian intellectual environment
as a whole. Several contributors
provocatively discuss recent
adaptations, redactions, and
presentations of MacDonald’s work and
thought. This collection of essays
truly places MacDonald in context.”
Rolland Hein, author of George
MacDonald: Victorian Mythmaker,
writes: “Many astute critical
judgments in this comprehensive
collection represent the best of
contemporary scholarship on George
MacDonald.”
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| The Hero With The Lightning Scar |
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| TO BE RELEASED IN
2008 |
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| No Wizard Left Behind |
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| TO BE RELEASED IN
2008 |
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| THE HIDDEN KEY TO
HARRY POTTER |
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| January 2007 |
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| The novel approach
of The Hidden Key to Harry Potter is
to take Harry Potter seriously as literature
and explore the meaning of the series'
structure, themes, and symbolism as
one would Shakespeare or Dickens. Mr.
Granger begins by examining the themes
of prejudice, death and bereavement,
choice, and need change. Next he guides
the reader to an understanding of why
conventional interpretations are insufficient,
and why these stories (and their power)
only make sense when viewed from a symbolist
vantage point. Hidden Key includes rich
exegesis of the Harry Potter books'
formulas, influences and themes. Even fans who have read the books several
times will be astonished at the layers
of traditional Christian imagery and
meaning revealed in Hidden Key: from
the Resurrection Journey that Harry
takes every year at Hogwarts to the alchemical substances represented by
each character, from the symbols of unicorn, phoenix, and philosopher's
stone to the psychology of Harry's trials and purification. |
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| GEORGE MACDONALD
CD - EVER YOURS |
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| George MacDonald (1824-1905) is best known for his "wonder-stories"
including The Golden Key and children's books such as At The Back of
the North Wind . G.K. Chesterton called MacDonald's The Princes and the
Goblin "the once book that made the difference to my whole existence."
C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien were influenced by MacDonald's writing
and even the anti-Christian writer Phillip Pullman writes of MacDonald
with respect. MacDonald authored 49 books in his lifetime – novels,
sermons, poetry, literary criticism, and fantasy stories. This CD is
the most complete collection available with files of 48 books in both
PDF and MS Word format. You can read more about George MacDonald on The
Golden Key website. |
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| TO LOVE ANOTHER PERSON
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| TO BE RELEASED IN
2008 |
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| THE SPIRIT OF 19th
CENTURY ENGLISH POETRY |
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| TO BE RELEASED IN
2009 |
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| WHO KILLED ALBUS
DUMBLEDORE? |
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Six fan-theorists
attempt to unravel the clues of THE
HALF-BLOOD PRINCE. Joyce Odell of Red
Hen Productions, Daniella Teo of Mugglenet,
Sally M. Gallo of The Leaky Cauldron,
Wendy B. Harte and the mysterious "Swythyv"
- along with editor, John Granger (author
of Hidden Key to Harry Potter, etc.)-
provide Harry Potter readers with exciting
and insightful ideas of what happened
and what will happen based on their
close reading of the texts ... ideas
that will challenge and engage readers
everywhere. Professor Vincent Kling
(of LaSalle University) writes: "
there's plenty here to satisfy advanced
devotees, and while the speculation
turns on smallish points at times, you
can be certain that the issues are never
picayune . . . If you're past the introductory
phases of what's too lightly called
fandom, you will treasure this book."
Based on a close reading of the text
these essays offer reasonable possibilities
based on the evidence. For a look at
the table of contents, back cover and
reader reviews check out the Amazon
listing. |
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