The light princess, and other fairy tales
About this book
"George MacDonald occupied a major position in the intellectual life of his Victorian contemporaries. The Complete Fairy Tales brings together all eleven of his shorter fairy stories as well as his essay "The Fantastic Imagination." The subjects are those of traditional fantasy: fairies good and wicked, and children journeying into unsettling dreamworlds or undertaking life-risking labors. But though they allude to familiar tales such as "Sleeping Beauty" and "Jack the Giant-Killer," MacDonald's stories are profoundly experimental and subversive. By questioning the concept that a childhood associated with purity, innocence, and fairy-tale "wonder" ought to be segregated from adult skepticism and disbelief, they invite adult readers to adopt the same elasticity and open-mindedness that come so naturally to a child. Enlisting paradox, play, and nonsense much like Lewis Carroll's Alice books, these fictions challenge us to question and rethink our assumptions, and offer an elusive yet meaningful alternative order to the dubious certitudes of everyday life."--BOOK JACKET.
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 9385 readers · 104 pages · ≈ 1 h 56 m · Challenging
How long does it take to read The light princess, and other fairy tales?
About ≈ 1 h 56 m — 104 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The light princess, and other fairy tales?
104 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The light princess, and other fairy tales?
It sits on the Fairy Tales shelves.
Is The light princess, and other fairy tales in the public domain?
Yes — it is free to read and share.
Who wrote The light princess, and other fairy tales?
George MacDonald (1824–1905).
Where can I read The light princess, and other fairy tales online for free?
It is in the public domain — read it free on Open Library