George MacDonald

The Reverend George MacDonald
MacDonald in the 1860s
Born	(1824-12-10)10 December 1824 Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died	18 September 1905(1905-09-18) (aged 80) Ashtead, Surrey, England
Occupation	Congregational minister, writer, poet, novelist
Education	King's College, University of Aberdeen
Period	19th century
Genre	Children's literature
Notable works	Phantastes (1858) David Elginbrod (1863) At the Back of the North Wind (1871) The Princess and the Goblin (1872) Lilith (1895)
Spouse	Louisa Powell ​ (m. 1851)​

George MacDonald (10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Christian Congregational minister. He became a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow-writer Lewis Carroll. In addition to his fairy tales, MacDonald wrote several works of Christian theology, including several collections of sermons.