By Michael Phillips
George MacDonald, nineteenth-century Scottish novelist and poet, was reintroduced to twentieth-century readers by C.S. Lewis, whose reading of MacDonald’s Phantastes triggered his own spiritual awakening. Later in the century, Michael Phillips’ vision, foresight, and editorial expertise ignited the MacDonald renaissance that we know today.
In this extensive biography, Michael Phillips paints a revealing portrait of MacDonald, using the facts of his life to shape a picture of the man, set against the Scottish land he loved. Looking at both the man’s strengths and shortcomings, Phillips does not shy away from the issues that made MacDonald a controversial figure both during his life and beyond. Leading the reader through those controversies, Michael Phillips offers a fresh and insightful look at the man, his times, and his work.