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page. |Born||10 December 1824| |Died||18 September 1905|
|Education||King's College, Aberdeen| Highbury Theological
College |Occupation||Author, poet, minister| George MacDonald
(10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author,
poet, and Christian minister. Known particularly for his fairy
tales and fantasy novels, George MacDonald inspired authors such
as W.H. Auden, C.S. Lewis , J.R.R. Tolkien, G.K. Chesterton and
Charles Williams. He is therefore often referred to as the
"grandfather" of the Inklings. Tolkien and MacDonald Humphrey
Carpenter wrote that several stories of MacDonald's had been
Tolkien's "childhood favourites", especially having been fond of
The Princess and the Goblin and The Princess and Curdie. Tolkien
also introduced The Princess and the Goblin to his children.
Orcs and goblins - ""Trust the Oak," said she; "trust the Oak,
and the Elm, and the great Bee