Lilith (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: George MacDonald
- First Published: 1895
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—mythological
- Time of Work: Undefined, in another world
- Setting: The city of Bulika and the surrounding territory
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Mythology or myths, Other worlds, Good and evil, Princes or princesses, Mirrors or lenses, Paradise
- Locales: Mythical lands
The Plot
The final version of Lilith: A Romance, published in 1895, was the result of George MacDonald’s extensive revision of a draft written in 1890 that was one-third as long and less elaborate in symbolism. The novel concerns the adventures of Mr. Vane, who has returned home from studying the physical sciences at Oxford to manage the family estate he has inherited. One day he follows a ghost-librarian, named Mr. Raven (who at times actually takes on the form of a raven), into a parallel world where he must wander, after having rejected Mr. and Mrs. Raven’s...
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