{"product_id":"at-the-back-of-the-north-wind-illustrated-by-arthur-hughes-9780375413353","title":"At the Back of the North Wind: Illustrated by Arthur Hughes","description":"\u003cb\u003eNo children's library is complete without this beautiful hardcover edition of the Victorian fairy tale that has enchanted readers for more than a hundred years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Macdonald's timeless novel tells the magical story of Diamond, the son of a poor coachman, who is swept away by the North Wind--a radiant, maternal spirit with long, flowing hair--and whose life is transformed by a brief glimpse of the beautiful country \"at the back of the north wind.\" Published here alongside Arthur Hughes's handsome illustrations from the original 1871 edition, \u003ci\u003eAt the Back of the North Wind\u003c\/i\u003e combines a Dickensian regard for the working class of mid-19th-century England with the invention of an ethereal landscape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, and European-style half-round spines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George MacDonald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Everyman's Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 6.20w x 1.05d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375413353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e28281 \/ At the Back of the North Wind\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGEORGE MACDONALD (1824-1905) was a prolific writer, now best known for his fantasies for children. A minister of the Congregational church, MacDonald resigned after a disagreement with his deacons and from 1853 earned his living by lecturing and writing. MacDonald's influence on later writers has been significant. As W. H. Auden wrote, \"George MacDonald's most extraordinary, and precious, gift is his ability, in all his stories, to create an atmosphere of goodness about which there is nothing phone or moralistic. Nothing is rarer in literature.\"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"George MacDonald \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47579883798685,"sku":"9780375413353","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_fabf8caa-0edb-4101-bf9b-2cd336716d73.jpg?v=1768897723","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/at-the-back-of-the-north-wind-illustrated-by-arthur-hughes-9780375413353","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}