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Lilith: A Romance - George MacDonald
Lilith: A Romance
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The classic fantasy about a young man who travels through a mystical reflecting glass into a hidden world  Mr. Vane spots the mysterious old man while reading in his family’s expansive library. His interest piqued, he follows the man up to the attic, where he finds a tall and dusty mirror. In its... show more
The classic fantasy about a young man who travels through a mystical reflecting glass into a hidden world  Mr. Vane spots the mysterious old man while reading in his family’s expansive library. His interest piqued, he follows the man up to the attic, where he finds a tall and dusty mirror. In its rather unremarkable glass, the reflection of the world behind him slowly melts away to reveal a sweeping country of moors and hills framed by the tops of faraway mountains. Enchanted by the sight, Vane steps through the mirror and is transported to a dreamlike land where myriad perils and adventures await. With the old man, Mr. Raven, as his guide, Vane travels through the Evil Wood, where innocent children frolic in the day and dead men battle at night. He visits the ominous city Bulika, whose people live in silent fear of a menace roaming the streets. Each chapter building on the last, Lilith follows Vane to a final and universal truth in a stunning allegory of life, death, and redemption. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
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Format: Kindle Edition
ISBN: 9781497672277
ASIN: B00NG5PH4U
Publisher: Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Pages no: 369
Edition language: English
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Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it
2.0 Lilith
This 1895 book was recommended in A Reader's Guide to Fantasy's "Seven-League Bookshelf"--a list of 30-odd books considered the "cream" of the genre. Dante's Divine Comedy is mentioned in the book and I can see similarities with not just Dante but works of Carroll and Lewis. Macdonald was a close f...
lonesomepoint
lonesomepoint rated it
A review proper will be forthcoming. In the meantime, here are my raw notes taken during reading.[June 2012] So far, this fantasy story is self-consciously impressionistic--the narrator tends to give vague and mysterious descriptions of what he sees, and repeatedly apologizes to the reader for being...
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