At the Back of the North Wind - online book

With Twelve Full-page Illustrations In Colour. And
Seventy-six Text Illustrations In Black-and-white.
By George Mac Donald, published By Blackie & Son Limited, Circa 1911

This children's book by George MacDonald was first published in 1871 and is considered to be on of his masterpieces. It is a fantasy centred around a boy named Diamond and his adventures with the North Wind who is personified as a mysterious Lady with whom Diamond travels with through the nights. MacDonald is approaches many theological and philosophical questions, in this book and particularly explores the matter of the existence of suffering and evil and how they be reconciled with the assumption of a benevolent God. (MacDonald was also a Christian Minister.) THis very nicely illustrated version of the book was published around 1911. I have, for the purposes of retaining original page numbers, had to move most of the colour plates to start at page 492.

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At the Back of the North Wind - Index Deduct 100 from the numbers shown to get the original page numbers.
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Front Cover Printers Notice Frontispiece Title Page Printers Notice Contents Contents Coloured Plates list (now start on page 492 I. The Hay-Loft - 0109 Page - 0110 Page - 0111 Page - 0112 Page - 0113 Page - 0114 Page - 0115 Page - 0116 Page - 0117 Page - 0118 Page - 0119 Page - 0120 Page - 0121 Page - 0122 II. The Lawn - 0123 Page - 0124 Page - 0125 Page - 0126 Page - 0127 Page - 0128 Page - 0129 Page - 0130 Page - 0131 Page - 0132 III. Old Diamond - 0133 Page - 0134 Page - 0135 Page - 0136 Page - 0137 Page - 0138 Page - 0139 Page - 0140 Page - 0141 Page - 0142 Page - 0143 Page - 0144 Page - 0145 IV. North Wind - 0146 Page - 0147 Page - 0148 Page - 0149 Page - 0150 Page - 0151 Page - 0152 Page - 0153 Page - 0154 Page - 0155 Page - 0156 Page - 0157 Page - 0158 Page - 0159 V. The Summer-House - 0160 Page - 0161 Page - 0162 Page - 0163 Page - 0164 Page - 0165 Page - 0166 Page - 0167 Page - 0168 Page - 0169 Page - 0170 Page - 0171 Page - 0173 VI. Out in the Storm - 0174 Page - 0175 Page - 0176 Page - 0177 Page - 0178 Page - 0179 Page - 0180 Page - 0181 Page - 0182 VII. The Cathedral - 0183 Page - 0184 Page - 0185 Page - 0186 Page - 0187 Page - 0188 Page - 0189 Page - 0190 Page - 0191 Page - 0192 Page - 0193 VIII. The East Window - 0194 Page - 0195 Page - 0196 Page - 0197 Page - 0198 IX. How Diamond got to the Back of the North Wind - 0199 Page - 0200 Page - 0201 Page - 0202 Page - 0203 Page - 0204 Page - 0205 Page - 0206 Page - 0207 Page - 0208 Page - 0209 Page - 0210 Page - 0211 Page - 0212 Page - 0213 Page - 0214 Page - 0215 Page - 0216 Page - 0217 Page - 0218 X. At the Back of the North Wind - 0219 Page - 0220 Page - 0221 Page - 0222 Page - 0223 Page - 0224 XL How Diamond.Got Home Again - 0225 Page - 0226 Page - 0227 Page - 0228 Page - 0229 Page - 0230 Page - 0231 Page - 0232 XII. Who Met Diamond at-Sandwich - - 0233 Page - 0234 Page - 0235 Page - 0236 Page - 0237 Page - 0238 XIII. The Seaside - 0239 Page - 0240 Page - 0241 Page - 0242 Page - 0243 Page - 0244 Page - 0245 Page - 0246 Page - 0247 Page - 0248 Page - 0249 Page - 0250 Page - 0251 XIV. Old Diamond - 0252 Page - 0253 Page - 0254 Page - 0255 XV. The Mews - 0256 Page - 0257 Page - 0258 Page - 0259 Page - 0260 XVI. Diamond Makes a Beginning - 0261 Page - 0262 Page - 0263 Page - 0264 Page - 0265 Page - 0266 Page - 0267 Page - 0268 Page - 0269 Page - 0270 Page - 0271 Page - 0272 Page - 0273 XVII. Diamond Goes On - 0274 Page - 0275 Page - 0276 Page - 0277 Page - 0278 Page - 0279 Page - 0280 Page - 0281 Page - 0282 Page - 0283 Page - 0284 XVIII. The Drunken Cabman - 0285 Page - 0286 Page - 0287 Page - 0288 Page - 0289 Page - 0290 Page - 0291 Page - 0292 XIX. Diamond's Friends - 0293 Page - 0294 Page - 0295 Page - 0296 Page - 0297 Page - 0298 Page - 0299 Page - 0300	XX. Diamond Learns to Read - 0301 Page - 0302 Page - 0303 Page - 0304 Page - 0305 Page - 0306 Page - 0307 Page - 0308 XXI. Sal's Nanny - 0309 Page - 0310 Page - 0311 Page - 0312 Page - 0313 Page - 0314 Page - 0315 Page - 0316 Page - 0317 Page - 0318 XXII. Mr. Raymond's Riddle - 0319 Page - 0320 Page - 0321 Page - 0322 XXIII. The Early Bird - 0323 Page - 0324 Page - 0325 Page - 0326 XXIV. Another Early Bird - 0327 Page - 0328 Page - 0329 Page - 0330 Page - 0331 Page - 0332 Page - 0333 Page - 0334 Page - 0335 Page - 0336 Page - 0337 Page - 0338 XXV. Diamond's Dream - 0339 Page - 0340 Page - 0341 Page - 0342 Page - 0343 Page - 0344 Page - 0345 Page - 0346 Page - 0347 Page - 0348 Page - 0349 Page - 0350 Page - 0351 XXVI. Diamond Takes a Fare the Wrong Way Right - 0352 Page - 0353 Page - 0354 Page - 0355 Page - 0356 Page - 0357 Page - 0358 Page - 0359 Page - 0360 XXVII. The Children's Hospital - 0361 Page - 0362 Page - 0363 Page - 0364 Page - 0365 Page - 0366 XXVIII. Little Daylight - 0367 Page - 0368 Page - 0369 Page - 0370 Page - 0371 Page - 0372 Page - 0373 Page - 0374 Page - 0375 Page - 0376 Page - 0377 Page - 0378 Page - 0379 Page - 0380 Page - 0381 Page - 0382 Page - 0383 Page - 0384 Page - 0385 Page - 0386 Page - 0387 Page - 0388 Page - 0389 Page - 0390 Page - 0391 XXIX. Ruby - 0392 Page - 0393 Page - 0394 Page - 0395 Page - 0396 Page - 0397 Page - 0398 Page - 0399 Page - 0400 XXX. Nanny's Dream - 0401 Page - 0402 Page - 0403 Page - 0404 Page - 0405 Page - 0406 Page - 0407 Page - 0408 Page - 0409 Page - 0410 Page - 0411 Page - 0412 Page - 0413 Page - 0414 Page - 0415 Page - 0416 Page - 0417 Page - 0418 Page - 0419 XXXI. The North Wind Doth Blow - 0420 Page - 0421 Page - 0422 Page - 0423 Page - 0424 XXXII. Diamond and Ruby - 0425 Page - 0426 Page - 0427 Page - 0428 Page - 0429 Page - 0430 Page - 0431 Page - 0432 Page - 0433 XXXIII. The Prospect Brightens - 0434 Page - 0435 Page - 0436 Page - 0437 Page - 0438 Page - 0439 Page - 0440 Page - 0441 Page - 0442 Page - 0443 Page - 0444 Page - 0445 XXXIV. In the Country - 0446 Page - 0447 Page - 0448 Page - 0449 Page - 0450 Page - 0451 XXXV. 1 Make Diamond's Acquaintance - - 0452 Page - 0453 Page - 0454 Page - 0455 Page - 0456 Page - 0457 Page - 0458 Page - 0459 Page - 0460 Page - 0461 Page - 0462 Page - 0463 Page - 0464 Page - 0465 Page - 0466 XXXVI. Diamond Questions North Wind - 0467 Page - 0468 Page - 0469 Page - 0470 Page - 0471 Page - 0472 Page - 0473 Page - 0474 Page - 0475 Page - 0476 Page - 0477 Page - 0478 Page - 0479 XXXVII. Once More - 0480 Page - 0481 Page - 0482 Page - 0483 Page - 0484 Page - 0485 Page - 0486 Page - 0487 XXXVIII. At the Back of. the North Wind - 0488 Page - 0489 Page - 0490 Page - 0491 Coloured Plates - 0492 Coloured Plates - 0493 Coloured Plates - 0494 Coloured Plates - 0495 Coloured Plates - 0496 Coloured Plates - 0497 Coloured Plates - 0498 Coloured Plates - 0499 Coloured Plates - 0500 Coloured Plates - 0501

At the Back of the North Wind - online book

With Twelve Full-page Illustrations In Colour. And Seventy-six Text Illustrations In Black-and-white. By George Mac Donald, published By Blackie & Son Limited, Circa 1911

With Twelve Full-page Illustrations In Colour. And
Seventy-six Text Illustrations In Black-and-white.
By George Mac Donald, published By Blackie & Son Limited, Circa 1911