Download or read book Sir Gibbie written by George MacDonald and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sir Gibbie Novel by written by George MacDonald and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-28 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Gibbie is an 1879 novel by the Scottish author George MacDonald. It is notable for its Doric dialogue, but has been criticised, especially by members of the Scottish Renaissance, for being part of the kailyard movement. Despite this there are far more who claim the book paints a fair view of urban as well as rural life. The book doesn't seem to dwell as long on physical geography as it does on the spiritual geography of the soul. MacDonald's editor, Elizabeth Yates wrote of Sir Gibbie, "It moved me the way books did when, as a child, the great gates of literature began to open and first encounters with noble thoughts and utterances were unspeakably thrilling."[1] The book shows a complex cast of characters from all the social levels: from the laird to the homeless, going through a couple of priests, one of them prone to yield to worldly considerations, although he's good enough, or clever enough, not to fall into wickedness; the other merely pompous and self-righteous. Wee Sir Gibbie has all the numbers to become one of the dregs of society: a drunkard father; as a child he gets in a den of assassins; in rags and poverty, he flies away; then he is punished for having done good to others. But he grows to become a Christ-figure, a knight-errant, a wrong-righter. In 1937, the novel was included in an influential list of notable English language literature entitled Literary Taste: How to Form It (second edition).
Download or read book Wee Sir Gibbie of the Highlands written by George MacDonald and published by Bethany House Publishers. This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the death of his titled but penniless father, a mute young boy in nineteenth-century Scotland finds himself a witness to a violent murder and flees the city in hopes of discovering a new life in the Highlands.
Download or read book Sir Gibbie written by George MacDonald and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-11-20 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.
Download or read book Sir Gibbie written by George MacDonald and published by Litres. This book was released on 2018-08-04 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sir Gibbie George Macdonald written by George MacDonald and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-22 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Gibbie is an 1879 novel by the Scottish author George MacDonald, written in the Doric dialogue of Scotland, that presents a narrative rags-to-riches arc for the title character, in the context of the actual emphasis on the integrity of Gibbie as an obedient Christian servant, and indeed as a Christ-like figure, despite his challenges and circumstances. Created as a means of supplemental income for MacDonald and his family, the characters of this and thematically related other works of his popular fiction also provided a means by which MacDonald's principle devotion-the spread of the Christian message, and of his conception of Christian obedience-could be furthered as well.
Download or read book Sir Gibbie Esprios Classics written by George MacDonald and published by Blurb. This book was released on 2022-01-12 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George MacDonald (1824 - 1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Christian minister. He was 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. His writings have been cited as a major literary influence by many notable authors including. MacDonald's first novel David Elginbrod was published in 1863. His best-known works are Phantastes, The Princess and the Goblin, At the Back of the North Wind, and Lilith (1895), all fantasy novels, and fairy tales such as "The Light Princess", "The Golden Key", and "The Wise Woman". MacDonald also published some volumes of sermons, the pulpit not having proved an unreservedly successful venue.
Download or read book Sir Gibbie written by George MacDonald and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1880 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Donal Grant written by George MacDonald and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Download or read book Sir Gibbie written by George MacDonald and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sir Gibbie written by George MacDonald and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-14 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Gibbie is an 1879 novel by the Scottish author George MacDonald, written in the Doric dialogue of Scotland, that presents a narrative rags-to-riches arc for the title character, in the context of the actual emphasis on the integrity of Gibbie as an obedient Christian servant, and indeed as a Christ-like figure, despite his challenges and circumstances.Created as a means of supplemental income for MacDonald and his family, the characters of this and thematically related other works of his popular fiction also provided a means by which MacDonald's principle devotion--the spread of the Christian message, and of his conception of Christian obedience--could be furthered as well.
Download or read book Knowing the Heart of God written by George MacDonald and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2018-10-28 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The editor of Discovering the Character of God presents further devotional selections from the poetry, sermons, and stories of George Macdonald. One of the nineteenth-century's greatest thinkers, George MacDonald has inspired generations with his fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Now his words of wisdom are available in a series of devotionals compiled and edited by MacDonald scholar and biographer, Michael Phillips. Knowing the Heart of God presents brief, daily readings from MacDonald’s poetry, sermons, and fiction. Each offers deep insight into God’s love for humanity and his desire for us to love Him and each other. Readers looking for greater illumination along the Christian path will find it in this invaluable volume.
Download or read book Weighed and Wanting written by George MacDonald and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-05-30 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
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Download or read book Sir Gibbie Illustrated written by George MacDonald and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unique features of this edition of Sir Gibbie:*** Eleven original illustrations by artist Carrie Stout*** English translations of all Scots dialogue, by David Jack, side-by-side with the original text*** Introduction by best-selling author Michael Phillips GEORGE MACDONALD (1824-1905), Scottish poet, novelist, and minister, was a mentor to Lewis Carroll, friend of Mark Twain, and an inspiration to countless Christians. C.S. Lewis, author of THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA,said of MacDonald, "I know hardly any other writer who seems to be closer, or more continually close, to the Spirit of Christ Himself." G.K. Chesterton wrote, "If we test the matter of originality of attitude, George MacDonald was one of the three of four greatest men of the 19th century."The twelve novels MacDonald set in his homeland make frequent use of Scots dialogue, which has posed a problem for many would-be readers. This new edition of SIR GIBBIE, book three in the translation series, provides the complete original text, but places English side-by-side with the Scots. Also featured is an introduction by renowned MacDonald authority and best-selling author Michael Phillips.In his preface, translator David Jack identifies two of SIR GIBBIE's most striking features: its "ineluctable fairy-tale quality" and "the purity of its gospel message." The hero of the novel, Gibbie himself, he describes as belonging to a world of marvels, and argues that "throughout Gibbie's adventures not only strangers, but even his intimate friends find themselves naturally falling into this way of regarding the diminutive, elfin 'creature', and are unable to shake off the impression save by a conscious effort."
Download or read book Sir Gibbie Vol 1 of 2 Classic Reprint written by George Mac Donald and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-22 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sir Gibbie, Vol. 1 of 2 Come oot o' the gutter, ye nickum! Cried, in harsh, half-masculine voice, a woman standing on the curbstone of a short, narrow, dirty lane, at right angles to an important thoroughfare, itself none of the widest or cleanest. She was dressed in dark petticoat and print wrapper. One of her shoes was down at the heel, and discovered a great hole in her stocking. Had her black hair been brushed and displayed, it would have revealed a thready glitter of grey, but all that was now visible of it was only two or three untidy tresses that dropped from under a cap of black net and green ribbons, which looked as if she had slept in it. Her face must have been handsome when it was young and fresh; but it was now beginning to look tattooed, though whether the colour was from without or from within, it would have been hard to determine. Her black eyes looked resolute, almost fierce, above her straight, well-formed nose. Yet evidently circum stance clave fast to her. She had never risen above it, and was now plainly subjected to it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A Rough Shaking written by George MacDonald and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A homeless wanderer through the countryside of nineteenth-century England, young Clare Skymer finds adventure among tramps, thieves, wild animals, and fellow refugees from society, and perseveres through his devotion to God.
