George MacDonald

author

George MacDonald

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.

68 Audiobooks

Salted with Fire

Salted with Fire

by George MacDonald

Alec Forbes of Howglen

Alec Forbes of Howglen

by George MacDonald

Adela Cathcart, Volume 1

Adela Cathcart, Volume 1

by George MacDonald

Adela Cathcart, Volume 3

Adela Cathcart, Volume 3

by George MacDonald

Adela Cathcart, Volume 2

Adela Cathcart, Volume 2

by George MacDonald

Weighed and Wanting

Weighed and Wanting

by George MacDonald

A Double Story

A Double Story

by George MacDonald

A Rough Shaking

A Rough Shaking

by George MacDonald

Malcolm

Malcolm

by George MacDonald

Wilfrid Cumbermede

Wilfrid Cumbermede

by George MacDonald

The Princess and Curdie

The Princess and Curdie

by George MacDonald

Sir Gibbie

Sir Gibbie

by George MacDonald

The Seaboard Parish Volume 3

The Seaboard Parish Volume 3

by George MacDonald

Far Above Rubies

Far Above Rubies

by George MacDonald

The Light Princess

The Light Princess

by George MacDonald

Donal Grant

Donal Grant

by George MacDonald

The Seaboard Parish, Complete

The Seaboard Parish, Complete

by George MacDonald

The Vicar's Daughter

The Vicar's Daughter

by George MacDonald

The Portent and Other Stories

The Portent and Other Stories

by George MacDonald

The Princess and the Goblin

The Princess and the Goblin

by George MacDonald

There & Back

There & Back

by George MacDonald

Mary Marston

Mary Marston

by George MacDonald

The Seaboard Parish Volume 1

The Seaboard Parish Volume 1

by George MacDonald

The Seaboard Parish Volume 2

The Seaboard Parish Volume 2

by George MacDonald

Robert Falconer

Robert Falconer

by George MacDonald

Thomas Wingfold, Curate

Thomas Wingfold, Curate

by George MacDonald

The Princess and the Goblin

The Princess and the Goblin

by George MacDonald

Paul Faber, Surgeon

Paul Faber, Surgeon

by George MacDonald

England's Antiphon

England's Antiphon

by George MacDonald

Miracles of Our Lord

Miracles of Our Lord

by George MacDonald

The Flight of the Shadow

The Flight of the Shadow

by George MacDonald

At the Back of the North Wind

At the Back of the North Wind

by George MacDonald

The Marquis of Lossie

The Marquis of Lossie

by George MacDonald

Rampolli

Rampolli

by George MacDonald

Thomas Wingfold, Curate V1

Thomas Wingfold, Curate V1

by George MacDonald

Cross Purposes and The Shadows

Cross Purposes and The Shadows

by George MacDonald

Home Again

Home Again

by George MacDonald

St. George and St. Michael

St. George and St. Michael

by George MacDonald

Heather and Snow

Heather and Snow

by George MacDonald

Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood

Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood

by George MacDonald

The Elect Lady

The Elect Lady

by George MacDonald

Lilith: A Romance

Lilith: A Romance

by George MacDonald

The Princess and Curdie

The Princess and Curdie

by George MacDonald

The Hope of the Gospel

The Hope of the Gospel

by George MacDonald

Thomas Wingfold, Curate V2

Thomas Wingfold, Curate V2

by George MacDonald

A Hidden Life and Other Poems

A Hidden Life and Other Poems

by George MacDonald

David Elginbrod

David Elginbrod

by George MacDonald

Guild Court: A London Story

Guild Court: A London Story

by George MacDonald

Thomas Wingfold, Curate V3

Thomas Wingfold, Curate V3

by George MacDonald

At the Back of the North Wind

At the Back of the North Wind

by Elizabeth Lewis, George MacDonald

About the author

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.