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Phantastes
- 196 pages · about 3 hours
- First published 1858
- 472 editions
- Free to read
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1 About this book
One of George MacDonald's most important works, Phantastes is the story of a young man named Anotos and his long dreamlike journey in Fairy Land. It is the fairy tale of deep spiritual insight as Anotos makes his way through moments of uncertainty and peril and mistakes that can have irreversible consequences.
This is also his spiritual quest that is destined to end with the supreme surrender of the self. When he finally experiences the hard-won surrender, a wave of joy overwhelms him. His intense personal introspection is honest as he is offered the full range of symbolic choices--great beauty, horrifying ugliness, irritating goblins, nurturing spirits.
Each confrontation in Fairy Land allows Anotos to learn many necessary lessons. As he continues on the journey, many shadowy beings threaten his spiritual well-being and compel him to sing.
Good for readers who want: fantasy, science fiction, fairy tales, and a book they can read free online.
- Fantasy
- Romance, fantasy
- Science fiction
- Classics
- Fairy tales
- Fairies
- Imaginary places
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4 More by George MacDonald
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