Sir Gibbie

Sir Gibbie

Sir Gibbie is a novel by George MacDonald. It is notable for its Doric dialogue, but has been criticised, especially by members of the Scottish Renaissance, for being part of the kailyard movement. Despite this there are far more who claim the book paints a fair view of the city as well as rural life. The book doesn't seem to dwell as long on physical geography as it does on the spiritual geography of the soul.

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Author:George MacDonald
Number of editions:13

Author of Sir Gibbie

George MacDonald
George MacDonald
December 10, 1824 - September 18, 1905
Birthplace:Huntly

George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. Known particularly for his poignant fairy tales and fantasy novels, George MacDonald inspired many authors, such as W. H. Auden, J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, E. Nesbit and Madeleine L'Engle. It was C. S. Lewis who wrote that...
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Additional works by George MacDonald
BookCopyright DateGenre
The Princess and the Goblin 1871 Children's literature
Phantastes 1858 Fantasy
Lilith 1895 Fantasy
At the Back of the North Wind 1870 Children's literature
Alec Forbes of Howglen
David Elginbrod
The Lost Princess Children's literature
The Day Boy and the Night Girl Children's literature
Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood
What's Mine's Mine
The Elect Lady
Adela Cathcart 1864 Speculative fiction
Evenor 1972 Speculative fiction
The Flight of the Shadow 1891 Speculative fiction
The Portent 1864 Speculative fiction
The Gray Wolf and Other Fantasy Stories 1980 Speculative fiction
The Fantastic Imagination of George MacDonald, Volume II 2008 Speculative fiction
The Fantastic Imagination of George MacDonald, Volume I 2008 Speculative fiction
The Fantastic Imagination of George MacDonald, Volume III 2008 Speculative fiction
The Portent: A Story of the Inner Vision of the Highlanders, Commonly Called the Second Sight 1864 Speculative fiction
The Story of Little Christmas
Discovering the Character of God
Far Above Rubies
Catalogue of Greek Coins in the Hunterian Collection, University of Glasgow
The Stories of George MacDonald
The Seaboard Parish
Warlock O' Glenwarlock
The Maiden's Bequest, the Minister's Restoration, the Laird's Inheritance
The Wind from the Stars
A Dish of Orts
Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood
Robert Falconer
Miracles Of Our Lord
The Complete Fairy Tales of George MacDonald
England's Antiphon
Rampolli
Malcolm
The History of Gutta-Percha Willie
The Truth in Jesus
The Shepherd's Castle
Cross purposes
Mary Marston
Original Works of George Macdonald/Series VI
The Portent and Other Stories
Paul Faber, Surgeon
Dealings with the Fairies
God's Words to His Children
The Baronet's Song
The Curate of Glaston
Life Essential
Wilfrid Cumbermede
The Parish Papers
The Vicar's Daughter
The Marquis of Lossie
Gutta Percha Willie, the Working Genius
Stephen Archer and Other Tales
Malcolm Prepack
The Wise Woman
Thomas Wingfold Curate V2
The Diary of an Old soul
The Son of the Day, and the Daughter of the Night
Castle Warlock (George Macdonald Original Works)
Your Life in Christ
Uncle Cornelius, His Story
The Marshmallows Trilogy
The Poet and the Pauper Prepack
There And Back
Heather And Snow
A Hidden Life and Other Poems
Weighed and Wanting
The Christmas child
The Shadows
The Carasoyn
The Disciple
Fantasy Hero Campaign Book
The Fisherman's Lady
There & Back
The Broken Swords
Die Prinzessin und der Kobold
Knowing the Heart of God
Guild Court
Unspoken sermons
Creation In Christ
Wisdom to Live By
MacDonald Fairy Tales Gift Set
Exotics
The Curate's Awakening
No Royalty A/C at the Back of the North Wind
A Double Story
Salted With Fire
Hope of the Gospel/Miracles of Our Lord
A Rough Shaking
Evenor Short story
Hero System Rulesbook
St. George & St. Michael
Donal Grant
Wilfred Cumbermede
The Christmas stories of George MacDonald
The gifts of the child Christ
The golden key
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