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At the Back of the North Wind
by George MacDonald
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At the Back of the North Wind is lovely. Old Diamond the horse... young Diamond who isn't stupid... and the North Wind, who is beautiful and terrible...
Yes, it's an odd book with old-fashioned Victorian morals, but it's a wonderful children's story.
So how about it? Takers? There are 38 chapters -- plenty to go around!
Gutenberg e-text:
http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext95/nwind10.txt
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So, err... start claiming chapters! I guess I'll go first...
Meredith
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