6/6/2023 0 Comments Phantastes by george macdonald![]() ![]() “I and one porter had the long, timbered platform of Leatherhead station to ourselves. ![]() Lewis recalls the experience in his autobiography, Surprised by Joy: Kirkpatrick prior to his entrance to Oxford University. ![]() In his preface to George MacDonald: An Anthology – 365 Readings, Lewis openly states the great influence of MacDonald’s works in his life: “I have never concealed the fact that I regarded him as my master indeed I fancy I have never written a book in which I did not quote from him.” His introduction to MacDonald’s works began in 1916 when he picked up Phantastes at a train station bookstall while studying under the private tutelage of W.T. Phantastes is a fantasy novel for adults which follows a young man, Anodos, on his journey of self discovery. One such example is Lewis’s copy of Phantastes written by another of the Wade’s authors, George MacDonald. Lewis’s copy of Phantastes by George MacDonald. ![]()
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