George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister who was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature. The mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll, his writings have been cited as a major literary influence by authors including W. H. Auden, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Walter de la Mare, E. Nesbit, and Madeleine L'Engle. This collection contains six of his finest fairy tales, including The Princess and the Goblin, The Princess and Curdie, The Light Princess, Phantastes, The Giant’s Heart, and The Golden Key.