The Vicar's Daughter - Macdonald, George
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The Vicar's Daughter is a novel written by the renowned Scottish author George MacDonald. It tells the story of a young woman named Ann Walton, who is the daughter of a vicar in a small village in England. Ann is a kind and gentle soul, but she struggles with feelings of inadequacy and a sense of being trapped in her small town.As the story unfolds, Ann meets and falls in love with a wealthy young man named Edward. However, their relationship is complicated by the fact that Ann is not of the same social class as Edward, and her father disapproves of their union.Throughout the novel, Ann must…mehr

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The Vicar's Daughter is a novel written by the renowned Scottish author George MacDonald. It tells the story of a young woman named Ann Walton, who is the daughter of a vicar in a small village in England. Ann is a kind and gentle soul, but she struggles with feelings of inadequacy and a sense of being trapped in her small town.As the story unfolds, Ann meets and falls in love with a wealthy young man named Edward. However, their relationship is complicated by the fact that Ann is not of the same social class as Edward, and her father disapproves of their union.Throughout the novel, Ann must navigate the complexities of love, class, and societal expectations, all while trying to stay true to herself and her own values. Along the way, she learns important lessons about the nature of love and the importance of staying true to one's own convictions.The Vicar's Daughter is a beautifully written and deeply moving novel that explores themes of love, class, and personal growth. It is a timeless tale that continues to resonate with readers today, and it is widely regarded as one of George MacDonald's most beloved works.Connie was now a thin, pale, delicate-looking--not handsome, but lovely girl. Her eyes, some people said, were too big for her face; but that seemed to me no more to the discredit of her beauty than it would have been a reproach to say that her soul was too big for her body. She had been early ripened by the hot sun of suffering, and the self-restraint which pain had taught her. Patience had mossed her over and made her warm and soft and sweet.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a Scottish minister, poet, novelist, imaginative seer, and one of the most beloved Victorian authors throughout Great Britain and the United States in the nineteenth century. A pioneering writer of modern fantasy literature, he was the mentor of Lewis Carroll. He has been cited as a major literary influence by dozens of illustrious authors including David Lindsay, J. M. Barrie, Lord Dunsany, Mark Twain, Hope Mirrlees, G. K. Chesterton, Thomas Merton, Flannery O'Connor, George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Ray Bradbury, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Neil Gaiman. In his lifetime he authored some fifty volumes of novels, poetry, short stories, fantasy, sermons, and essays.