Dec 25, 2009

At the Back of the North Wind | At the Back of the North Wind

At a glance:

Author: George MacDonald
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Fantasy—high fantasy
Time of Work: The nineteenth century
Setting: London and Kent, England
Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
Subjects: Values, Family or family life, Nature, Nineteenth century, Poverty or poor people, England or English people, Death or dying, Fantasy, London, Work or workers, Christ figures or saviors, Diseases, Boys, Wind
Locales: London, England, Kent, England

The Plot

At the Back of the North Wind was first published in installments, with the first appearing in November, 1868, and others from November, 1869, to October, 1870. This work, George MacDonald’s first full-length children’s story, has been reasonably popular.

The story begins with a little boy named Diamond who is growing up in poverty. He is the son of a gracious coachman named Joseph, who is married to a kindly woman named Martha. Joseph works for the Colemans, who are kind enough in manners but not very generous in paying their employees, who live...

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At the Back of the North Wind | At the Back of the North Wind

At a glance:

The Plot

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