At the Back of the North Wind (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: George MacDonald
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—high fantasy
- Time of Work: The nineteenth century
- Setting: London and Kent, England
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Values, Family or family life, Nature, Nineteenth century, Poverty or poor people, England or English people, Death or dying, Fantasy, London, Work or workers, Christ figures or saviors, Diseases, Boys, Wind
- Locales: London, England, Kent, England
The Plot
At the Back of the North Wind was first published in installments, with the first appearing in November, 1868, and others from November, 1869, to October, 1870. This work, George MacDonald’s first full-length children’s story, has been reasonably popular.
The story begins with a little boy named Diamond who is growing up in poverty. He is the son of a gracious coachman named Joseph, who is married to a kindly woman named Martha. Joseph works for the Colemans, who are kind enough in manners but not very generous in paying their employees, who live...
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