Unrecorded Fantasy Stories of George MacDonald

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George MacDonald (10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. His writings have been cited as a major literary influence by many notable authors including W. H. Auden, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Walter de la Mare, E. Nesbit and Madeleine L'Engle. C. S. Lewis wrote that he regarded MacDonald as his "master" -Wikipedia


These are the last four fantasy short stories and novelettes by George MacDonald that have not yet been recorded for Librivox:

Birth, Dreaming, Death: The Schoolmaster's Story (1864) short story by George MacDonald (found in Chapter VII. at the end of ADELA CATHCART, begins with "In a little room.." ends with "... He ceased, and we sat silent")
http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/8892/pg8892.html

The Butcher's Bills  (1882) short story (5 chapters) by George MacDonald
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/9191/9191-h/9191-h.htm

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Fantasy Christmas stories by George MacDonald

Papa's Story [A Scot's Christmas Story](1865) short story by George MacDonald
https://archive.org/stream/illustratedlondov47lond#page/626/mode/1up
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UPDATE: all now recorded from this list
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UPDATE: all now recorded from this list
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Brilliant summary! I'll be referring to this for sure!

I think I will launch "The Flight of the Shadow" first, as this is the only novel not yet recorded for Librivox (and I don't know it myself) so that way I can listen to something new as I go along!
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As an update to this very old thread, all of the suggestions have been recorded (yay us! :clap: ) except for 3 short stories:

Birth, Dreaming, Death: The Schoolmaster's Story (1864) short story by George MacDonald (found in Chapter VII. at the end of ADELA CATHCART, begins with "In a little room.." ends with "... He ceased, and we sat silent")
http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/8892/pg8892.html

The Butcher's Bills (1882) short story (5 chapters) by George MacDonald
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/9191/9191-h/9191-h.htm

Papa's Story [A Scot's Christmas Story](1865) short story by George MacDonald
https://archive.org/stream/illustratedlondov47lond#page/626/mode/1up
Elsie :9:
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