This carefully crafted ebook: "Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood (Adventure Classic) - Illustrated" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood is a realistic, largely autobiographical, novel by George MacDonald. It is a story of a young motherless boy growing up with his brothers in a Scottish manse. Throughout the twists and turns of his escapades and adventures, Ranald learns from his father the important lessons of courage and integrity. He meets plenty of colorful characters such as the wicked sneaking, housekeeper, Mrs. Mitchel, Kirsty, an enchanting Highland storyteller, Turkey, the intrepid cowherd, the strange Wandering Willie, the evil Kelpie, the sweet horse Missie, and the lovely Elsie Duff. George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. His writings have been cited as a major literary influence by many notable authors including W. H. Auden, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Walter de la Mare, E. Nesbit and Madeleine L'Engle. G. K. Chesterton cited The Princess and the Goblin as a book that had "made a difference to my whole existence".

A young Scottish boy relates his adventures growing up with his three brothers in a small country town in northern Scotland, where their father is clergyman.

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A pioneering author of fantasy literature and the mentor of Lewis Carroll, George MacDonald produced a diverse body of works, including realist novels, children’s fantasy classics, innovative short stories, leading poetry and a range of non-fiction texts. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents MacDonald’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to MacDonald’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 37 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the Victorian texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works such as THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry and the short stories * Rare short stories often missed out of collections * Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read * Includes MacDonald’s non-fiction – spend hours exploring the author’s complete works * Special bonus biography – discover MacDonald’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with improved texts and a brief biography CONTENTS: The Novels Phantastes David Elginbrod Adela Cathcart The Portent Alec Forbes of Howglen Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood Guild Court Robert Falconer The Seaboard Parish At the Back of the North Wind Ranald Bannerman’s Boyhood Wilfrid Cumbermede The Vicar’s Daughter The Princess and the Goblin The History of Gutta Percha Willie, the Working Genius The Wise Woman: A Parable Malcolm St. George and St. Michael Thomas Wingfold, Curate The Marquis of Lossie Paul Faber, Surgeon Sir Gibbie Mary Marston Warlock O’ Glenwarlock Weighed and Wanting The Day Boy and the Night Girl Donal Grant The Princess and Curdie What’s Mine’s Mine Home Again The Elect Lady The Flight of the Shadow A Rough Shaking There and Back Heather and Snow Lilith Salted with Fire The Shorter Fiction Dealings with the Fairies Works of Fancy and Imagination The Gifts of the Child Christ and Other Tales Far Above Rubies The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Poetry Introduction to MacDonald’s Poetry List of Poems in Chronological Order List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Non-Fiction Unspoken Sermons England’s Antiphon The Miracles of Our Lord Preface: ‘Letters from Hell’ by Valdemar Adolph Thisted The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: A Study with the Test of the Folio of 1623 Unspoken Sermons, Second Series Preface: ‘For the Right’ by Karl Emil Franzos, 1888 Unspoken Sermons, Third Series Preface: ‘A Cabinet of Gems, Cut and Polished by Sir Philip Sidney’ The Hope of the Gospel A Dish of Orts Beautiful Thoughts from George MacDonald The Biographies George MacDonald, a Biographical and Critical Appreciation by Joseph Johnson George MacDonald by Annie Matheson