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At the Back of the North Wind: Illustrated by Arthur Hughes

by George MacDonald

A Victorian fairy tale between London life and a hidden landscape

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A Victorian fairy tale between London life and a hidden landscape

George MacDonald’s novel places Diamond, the son of a poor coachman, between the working-class world of mid-19th-century England and the wondrous country glimpsed beyond the North Wind. The North Wind is presented as a radiant, maternal spirit who carries Diamond into an experience that changes his life. This edition pairs the tale with Arthur Hughes’s illustrations from the original 1871 publication, connecting the book’s fantastical imagery with its Victorian origins.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in Victorian fairy tales and folklore
  • Readers curious about stories that combine working-class life with a fantastical setting
  • Those seeking an illustrated edition featuring Arthur Hughes’s original 1871 illustrations

Themes

Fairy tales and folkloreWorking-class life in Victorian EnglandTransformationA fantastical landscape

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Book overview

No children's library is complete without this beautiful hardcover edition of the Victorian fairy tale that has enchanted readers for more than a hundred years.

George Macdonald's timeless novel tells the magical story of Diamond, the son of a poor coachman, who is swept away by the North Wind--a radiant, maternal spirit with long, flowing hair--and whose life is transformed by a brief glimpse of the beautiful country "at the back of the north wind." Published here alongside Arthur Hughes's handsome illustrations from the original 1871 edition, At the Back of the North Wind combines a Dickensian regard for the working class of mid-19th-century England with the invention of an ethereal landscape.

Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, and European-style half-round spines.
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