title: The Elect Lady
text: # The Elect Lady
  
  The Elect Lady is an 1888 novel by George MacDonald.
  
  ## Plot introduction
  
  The story is centered upon three main characters: Andrew, a poor, scholarly, godly man; Dawtie, a simple servant girl who cares for animals; and Alexa, the landlord's daughter and the landlord himself.
  
  