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Fairy Tales

By: George MacDonald
Narrated by: Georgina Sutton, David Timson
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George MacDonald, described by W.H. Auden as "one of the most remarkable writers of the 19th century", was valued in his own time as an original thinker and spiritual guide. Of all his writing, it is the fairy tales that have retained their fascination, and this collection includes all 11 stories, including The Light Princess, The Golden Key and The Wise Woman.

The fairy tales feature the stock characters of traditional tales—fairies both good and bad, and children undertaking precarious journeys. Often adopting paradox and nonsense as Lewis Carroll did, the stories invite adults to deploy the same open-mindedness as children. In MacDonald’s own words, "I do not write for children, but for the childlike, whether of five, or 50, or 75."

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Public Domain (P)2022 Naxos AudioBooks UK Ltd. Classics Fairy Tales Fantasy
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I enjoyed every minute of these stories! The performances were excellently done! This work was a worthwhile listen!

Edifying and Fun!

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These fairytales hint at and echo deeper truths. The way they are written brings beautiful pictures to mind while listening to them. This book will be a favorite of my family from now on and I can’t wait to share these tales with future generations.

Amazing fairy tale book!

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George MacDonald is truly in a league of his own. The imagination and depth is astounding

The greatest author OAT

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G MacDonald writes strange wonders, strange joys; these are grounded in familiar earthly good and evil, earthly joys and womders. G Sutton and D Timson bring such skill, warmth, humor and things i have forgotten.

MacDonald, well-told by Sutton and Timson: sings.

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The fairy tales go from the fun and fantastic to the profound. Various readers bring variety.

Some of MacDonald’s best!

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Wonderful discovery! These stories are fantastic.Wonderful discovery! These stories are fantastic.Wonderful discovery! These stories are fantastic.

Wonderful discovery! These stories are fantastic.

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Good as a light listen. The tales are imaginative, but as you would expect. Some you easily drop out of, others keep you listening!

Traditional style fairy tales

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stories are unique but not to my taste. wonderfully performed and well written. just too off for me.

great imagination but not my preference

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