

The Gray Wolf, and Other Fantasy Stories
Author: George MacDonald
Narrator: Thomas Whitworth
Unabridged: 6 hr
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 03/14/2017
Categories: Children's Fiction, Fairy Tales
Author: George MacDonald
Narrator: Thomas Whitworth
Unabridged: 6 hr
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 03/14/2017
Categories: Children's Fiction, Fairy Tales
George MacDonald (1824–1905) was a Scotsman who became a Congregationalist minister, but eventually left the clergy to focus on his work as a writer and a speaker. He wrote over fifty books, ranging from poetry to adult novels to children’s books, and was a source of inspiration for both C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkein. Among his most well-known titles are At the Back of the North Wind and Lilith.
"The Gray Wolf" is such a wonderful short story! It sparks my imagination and leaves me wanting more--badly. It leaves me with questions, and a longing for a different ending. But the bitter loneliness, the weight of the curse, and the mystery all make for a fascinatingly bittersweet read from Georg......more
Of course all the books that I wanted to read for Halloween just came in. This was one of them. This was an interesting story that was extremely short.......more
“What George MacDonald does best is fantasy—fantasy that hovers between the allegorical and the mythopoeic. And this, in my opinion, he does better than any man.” C. S. Lewis
“Surely George MacDonald is the grandfather of us all—all of us who struggle to come to terms with truth through fantasy." Madeline L’Engle
“George MacDonald is preeminently a mythopoeic writer…. In his power to project his inner life into images, beings, landscapes which are valid for all, he is one of the most remarkable writers of the nineteenth centry.” W. H. Auden