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George MacDonald: An Anthology 365 Readings Paperback – Deckle Edge, April 7, 2015

by George MacDonald (Author), C. S. Lewis (Editor, Preface)
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C. S. Lewis said everything he wrote was influenced by George MacDonald. According to Lewis, there is "hardly any other writer who seems to be closer, or more continuously close, to the Spirit of Christ Himself." Writing a preface and selecting MacDonald's most poignant passages, Lewis introduces us to these extraordinary treasures. Ranging from "Inexorable Love" to "The Torment of Death," these words will instruct and uplift.

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George MacDonald (1824-1905) was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Briefly a clergyman, then a professor of English literature at Bedford and King's College in London, he was a popular lecturer and published poetry, stories, novels, and fairy tales. In this collection selected by C. S. Lewis, we are offered 365 selections from MacDonald's inspiring and useful writings. C. S. Lewis wrote the following about George Macdonald, 'I know hardly any other writer who seems to be closer, or more continually close, to the Spirit of Christ Himself!' Lewis offers 365 selections from MacDonald's work, ranging from 'Inexorable Love' to 'The Torment of Death.' These wise words will instruct, uplift, and provide indispensable help toward the very acceptance of Christian faith.

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Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the universally acknowledged classics The Chronicles of Narnia. To date, the Narnia books have sold over 100 million copies and have been transformed into three major motion pictures.

Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) fue uno de los intelectuales más importantes del siglo veinte y podría decirse que fue el escritor cristiano más influyente de su tiempo. Fue profesor particular de literatura inglesa y miembro de la junta de gobierno en la Universidad Oxford hasta 1954, cuando fue nombrado profesor de literatura medieval y renacentista en la Universidad Cambridge, cargo que desempeñó hasta que se jubiló. Sus contribuciones a la crítica literaria, literatura infantil, literatura fantástica y teología popular le trajeron fama y aclamación a nivel internacional. C. S. Lewis escribió más de treinta libros, lo cual le permitió alcanzar una enorme audiencia, y sus obras aún atraen a miles de nuevos lectores cada año. Sus más distinguidas y populares obras incluyen Las Crónicas de Narnia, Los Cuatro Amores, Cartas del Diablo a Su Sobrino y Mero Cristianismo.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins; First Edition (April 7, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060653191
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060653194
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 0.5 x 8 inches
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CLIVE STAPLES LEWIS (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a fellow and tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954 when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Mere Christianity, Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the universally acknowledged classics, the Chronicles of Narnia. To date, the Narnia books have sold over 100 million copies and been transformed into three major motion pictures.

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Greg from the NC piedmont
5.0 out of 5 stars This explains some of Lewis' ideas
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2023
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Reading this compilation shed light on where Lewis got some of his ideas. When you get down to it, we all stand on the shoulders of others. MacDonald happened to fill that role for Lewis.
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W. Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars Habit forming
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I can understand why C. S. Lewis liked Mr. MacDonald. His descriptions of the land and the people is marvelous. Highly recommended.
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W. Dixon
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome devotional, best of a prolific writer, compiled by CS Lewis
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2015
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George MacDonald was a prolific writer. This book has the best that CS Lewis could find after extensively studying his works. I just discovered him. CS Lewis called him master and said he never wrote anything that was not influenced by MacDonald. I've read a lot of CS Lewis books and can see MacDonald's influence in many, many places - some places it nearly paraphrased; an exception might be "Till We Have Faces", which lewis said was his favorite book and is mine too, and seems to be quite original relative to MacDonald. I think MacDonald is twice as imaginative as lewis (i.e. Phantastes and Princess and the Goblin), better at communicating Christian and philosophical concepts (his writing style reminds me of Sartre - i.e. it is dense!), and just as good a writer as Lewis - however, CS Lewis said he is not a great writer, but the content of the writing makes up for it.
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D. Jenkins
4.0 out of 5 stars Soul piercing
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2012
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Profound wisdom from the "master" of C.S. Lewis. Though Lewis does little writing in this book, his dissecting and categorizing of MacDonald's writings is worthy of a book, and thank God Lewis thought so. The little writing that Lewis contributes is in an insightful introduction, which gives great perspective into the position of MacDonald and his theology. As Paul exhorted, MacDonald has indeed sought wisdom from above, and not of this world. The best description I can use is soul piercing. It's a wonder MacDonald is hardly mentioned or known in the Christian culture as a whole. It's no wonder Lewis called him his master -- I don't doubt many more will as they learn of him, including myself.
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Justin J. Jackson
5.0 out of 5 stars Like Fudge for Your Spirit
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2013
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I am halfway through the book and can't express how much it has spoken to me. The book is divided up into short, numbered sections, all less than half-a-page long; some as short as a sentence, and the reason is this: it is so rich with insight you cannot consume it in large gulps. You need to savor it, like fudge, to make sure you are relishing all that's there. I personally limit myself to about 10 sections per morning and I pause to journal and reflect on most.

I don't think I would have been ready to listen to MacDonald a few years ago. He writes from a deep, still place of ruthless, rugged faith. It's particularly rewarding for me to read snippets of his theological thoughts having just read his Curdie books. I notice many of his reflections showing up in the pages of his fiction. I also see the origination of much of C.S. Lewis's thinking and fiction.

Buy it and try it. If it doesn't ring true, wait a few years and try again. MacDonald's writings are a gift, as are his stories.
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Melissa
3.0 out of 5 stars 365 quotes of George MacDonald of a few sentences each.
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2018
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This book is just short (and when I say short I mean one paragraph or less) excerpts from things George MacDonald said or wrote throughout his life. I thought it would be a collection of his essays or sermons but its not. I was disappointed, but that's because reading a short paragraph a day isn't really what I like. I bought the wrong book for what I wanted, but I don't know that what I wanted/hoped for exists. If you like reading short inspirational quotes of one or two sentences each day to brighten your day, this is your kind of thing. If you're looking for more in depth reading, or a collection of George MacDonald's non-fiction work, this is not the book to find that.
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Stephen Treat
5.0 out of 5 stars This is not a book by MacDonald, but of his thoughts and philosopy
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2020
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This is an informative compilation of some writings of George MacDonald that were important to C.S. Lewis in the formation of his faith. Interestingly, MacDonald is a character in Lewis' The Great Divorce. A worth while read.
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Grandma25
5.0 out of 5 stars A Servant of Christ
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2020
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C. S. Lewis’s Preface now rings even truer as I read George MacDonald’s inspired devotionals, which, to me, are straight from the heart of God.
Highly recommend this book — especially as a comfort during this anxiety-ridden time!
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ian
2.0 out of 5 stars not recommended
Reviewed in Germany on May 19, 2021
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C.S.Lewis is my favourite writter but this book is simply too esoteric for me. I can not understand that MacDonald had such profound influence on Lewis because I can not discern from this why it is so. From skimming this book I was not able to discern what is so special about MacDonald. Could it be that I am not prepared yet for such a complicated personality. You never know. Sometimes you must simply wait to come to particular author to understand him. Pity, because I usually enjoy books by Lewis especially his collected letter which I recommend.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 9, 2021
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Gabriel Cervantes
5.0 out of 5 stars C.S. Lewis y MacDonald
Reviewed in Mexico on May 24, 2018
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El hecho de que Lewis se haya tomado la molestia y el tiempo para hacer una selección de estas citas de MacDonald, que yo supongo obviamente que Lewis consideraba de las más importantes para él, es ya garantía de que pasaremos meditando un buen rato en cada una de ellas. Algunas no son meramente para masticar y digerir, sino sólo para disfrutar. No obstante es una compilación interesante y sustancial para cualquier lector nuevo de MacDoanld.

Gran trabajo de Lewis.
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M. Molnar
5.0 out of 5 stars Hundreds of Gems
Reviewed in Canada on March 5, 2014
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George MacDonald is one of the great writers and thinkers of the past few centuries, but has been sadly shunned by academia for his inexorable Christian fervor. C.S. Lewis has done a great job of capturing many gems (mostly from G.M's more obscure writings). Of course, anyone who extracts excerpts will be biased towards the ones they prefer, so every reader may not be as inspired by each one...but with several hundred available, there's something for everyone.
Having a large collection of quotes is a nice companion and contrast to owning a few of George MacDonald's large and lofty tomes.
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celialone
4.0 out of 5 stars ルイスの思想をより深く理解するためにも・・・・・
Reviewed in Japan on May 10, 2004
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C.S.ルイスにとてつもなく影響を与えたジョージ・マクドナルドのアンソロジー。ジョージ・マクドナルドに興味ある人にも、ルイスが好きな人にも何か得るものがあると思う。C.S.ルイスの著作集の延長として考えられると思う。ルイスのどういう思想に、マクドナルドのどういう思想が影響を与えたのか、垣間見えると思う。気に入ったところだけ、拾い読みができる。
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