The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories
1864
The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories
1864
The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories, published in 1864 by George MacDonald, is a collection of imaginative fairy tales featuring royal characters and whimsical plots. The titular story follows a princess cursed by her wicked aunt to be weightless, leading to humorous and chaotic adventures as she navigates life without gravity. This collection explores themes of love, destiny, and the challenges of understanding, showcasing MacDonald's unique ability to blend fantasy with moral lessons, influencing later writers like C.S. Lewis.
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“A genuine work of art must mean many things; the truer its art, the more things it will mean. If my drawing, on the other hand, is so far from being a work of art that it needs THIS IS A HORSE written under it, what can it matter that neither you nor your child should know what it means? It is there not so much to convey a meaning as to wake a meaning. If it do not even wake an interest, throw it aside. A meaning may be there, but it is not for you. If, again, you do not know a horse when you see it, the name written under it will not serve you much. At all events, the business of the painter is not to teach zoology.””
— George MacDonald
“Death alone from death can save. Love is death, and so is brave-- Love can fill the deepest grave. Love loves on beneath the wave.””
— George MacDonald
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