This Work by George MacDonald is Annotated George MacDonald was born in Scotland in 1824. He is a poet, writer and novelist who was a mentor to Lewis Carroll and was very influential to CS Lewis, J.R. Tolkien, Frank Baum, Peter S. Beagle, Neil Gaiman, Lloyd Alexander, T.H. White, G.K. Chesterton and more. He was also a religious minister for a short period of time. MacDonald started off his literary career by publishing his book called David Elginbrod in 1863. From there, he continued to write poetry and fiction and was a mentor to many other writers. He is the author of a multitude of novels, stories, spiritual writings, and poetry, which includes The Princess and the Goblin, The Princess and Curdie, Robert Falconer, Lilith, The Light Princess, Phantastes, David Elginbrod, At the Back of the North Wind, The Day Boy and the Night Girl, Diary of an Old Soul and the Unspoken Sermons series. More About The Princess and Other Fairy Stories: Size - A Convenient 6x9" Glossy Cover Includes Black and White Illustrations Buy a copy of this for you and a copy as a gift for a loved one today!