Phantastes

by George MacDonald

Published 1 January 1970
It was MacDonald's Phantastes, which he read as a teenager, that sparked C.S. Lewis's extraordinary imagination; MacDonald's children's books and fantasies for adults have always been in print, and there is currently a renewal of interest in his work as a whole; Phantastes is a classic of adult fantasy writing. The story of a man and his journey into the land of the faeries, it explores the truth that it is by weighing our experiences, whether good or bad, that we find meaning in this life. This is a paperback with a brief new introduction by Colin Duriez of Arthur Hughes' beautifully illustrated 1905 edition.