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1824–1905
A Scottish writer, poet, and minister whose fairy tales helped shape modern fantasy, he wrote with warmth, spiritual depth, and a gift for wonder. Best known for works like Phantastes, The Princess and the Goblin, and At the Back of the North Wind, he remains a beloved influence on generations of readers and writers.

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Born in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, on December 10, 1824, he grew up in Scotland and later studied at King's College, Aberdeen. Alongside his writing, he also worked as a Congregational minister and lecturer, bringing a thoughtful moral and imaginative spirit to everything he wrote.
He published novels, poems, sermons, and children's books, but his lasting fame rests especially on his fantasy fiction and fairy tales. His stories combine adventure, tenderness, and spiritual reflection, and they went on to influence major later writers including Lewis Carroll and C. S. Lewis.
He died on September 18, 1905. Though not always as widely read as some of the authors he inspired, he is still remembered as one of the great early masters of fantasy and as a writer whose stories speak to both children and adults.