George MacDonald

The Reverend

George MacDonald
The Reverend; George MacDonald;
	MacDonald in the 1860s
Born	10 December 1824; Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died	18 September 1905 (aged 80); Ashtead, Surrey, England
Occupation	Congregational minister, writer, poet, novelist
Education	University of Aberdeen
Period	19th century
Genre	Children's literature
Notable works	Phantastes (1858); David Elginbrod (1863); At the Back of the North Wind (1871); The Princess and the Goblin (1872); Lilith (1895);
Spouse	Louisa Powell (m. 1851)

George MacDonald (10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Christian Congregational minister. He became a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow-writer Lewis Carroll. In addition to his fairy tales, MacDonald wrote several works of Christian theology, including several collections of sermons.

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