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  • At the Back of the North Wind

    George MacDonald, Flo Gibson, Audio Book Contractors

    Audiobook (Audio Book Contractors, Dec. 28, 2012)
    This is the story of the mystical travels of Diamond, a coachman's son, through distant lands and strange events while riding on the back of the beautiful North Wind.
  • At the Back of the North Wind

    George MacDonald, Taylor Anderson

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Feb. 10, 2018)
    At the Back of the North Wind is the 1871 children’s novel by the famous Scottish author and poet, George MacDonald. Odin’s Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind’s literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama.
  • At the Back of the North Wind

    George MacDonald, Jessie Wilcox Smith

    language (EirenikosPress, April 2, 2013)
    From the author known for his moving fairy tales and fantasy works a sweet story by George Macdonald. The story of Diamond and his new friend the North Wind and their adventures together. Diamond lives with his family in Scotland; by day he helps his Mother with his baby sister and his Father take care of his cab horse. But by night Diamond experiences a world of beauty and wonder. He has a compassionate heart and sweet spirit that seeks to understand the mysteries of the world around him. Beautifully illustrated.
  • At the Back of the North Wind

    George MacDonald, Jessie Wilcox Smith

    language (EirenikosPress, April 2, 2013)
    From the author known for his moving fairy tales and fantasy works a sweet story by George Macdonald. The story of Diamond and his new friend the North Wind and their adventures together. Diamond lives with his family in Scotland; by day he helps his Mother with his baby sister and his Father take care of his cab horse. But by night Diamond experiences a world of beauty and wonder. He has a compassionate heart and sweet spirit that seeks to understand the mysteries of the world around him. Beautifully illustrated.
  • At the Back of the North Wind

    George MacDonald, Jessie Wilcox Smith

    language (EirenikosPress, April 2, 2013)
    From the author known for his moving fairy tales and fantasy works a sweet story by George Macdonald. The story of Diamond and his new friend the North Wind and their adventures together. Diamond lives with his family in Scotland; by day he helps his Mother with his baby sister and his Father take care of his cab horse. But by night Diamond experiences a world of beauty and wonder. He has a compassionate heart and sweet spirit that seeks to understand the mysteries of the world around him. Beautifully illustrated.
  • At the Back of the North Wind

    George MacDonald, Jessie Wilcox Smith

    eBook (EirenikosPress, April 2, 2013)
    From the author known for his moving fairy tales and fantasy works a sweet story by George Macdonald. The story of Diamond and his new friend the North Wind and their adventures together. Diamond lives with his family in Scotland; by day he helps his Mother with his baby sister and his Father take care of his cab horse. But by night Diamond experiences a world of beauty and wonder. He has a compassionate heart and sweet spirit that seeks to understand the mysteries of the world around him. Beautifully illustrated.
  • At the Back of the North Wind

    George MacDonald, Jessie Wilcox Smith

    eBook (EirenikosPress, April 2, 2013)
    From the author known for his moving fairy tales and fantasy works a sweet story by George Macdonald. The story of Diamond and his new friend the North Wind and their adventures together. Diamond lives with his family in Scotland; by day he helps his Mother with his baby sister and his Father take care of his cab horse. But by night Diamond experiences a world of beauty and wonder. He has a compassionate heart and sweet spirit that seeks to understand the mysteries of the world around him. Beautifully illustrated.
  • At the Back of the North Wind

    George MacDonald, Jessie Wilcox Smith

    eBook (EirenikosPress, April 2, 2013)
    From the author known for his moving fairy tales and fantasy works a sweet story by George Macdonald. The story of Diamond and his new friend the North Wind and their adventures together. Diamond lives with his family in Scotland; by day he helps his Mother with his baby sister and his Father take care of his cab horse. But by night Diamond experiences a world of beauty and wonder. He has a compassionate heart and sweet spirit that seeks to understand the mysteries of the world around him. Beautifully illustrated.
  • At the Back of the North Wind

    George MacDonald

    eBook (, Sept. 11, 2020)
    At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald
  • At the Back of the North Wind

    George MacDonald

    Paperback (Independently published, March 9, 2020)
    At the Back of the North Wind is a children's book written by Scottish author George MacDonald. It was serialized in the children's magazine Good Words for the Young beginning in 1868 and was published in book form in 1871. It is a fantasy centered on a boy named Diamond and his adventures with the North Wind.
  • At the Back of the North Wind

    George MacDonald

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Dec. 24, 2015)
    George MacDonald was one of the foremost fantasy writers of the 19th century and influenced just about every writer that came after him. He was a mentor of Lewis Carroll, a friend of Mark Twain's, and a man who helped shape the works of authors like Tolkien.
  • At the Back of the North Wind

    George MacDonald

    Paperback (Digireads.com Publishing, Nov. 15, 2019)
    “At the Back of the North Wind” is a classic children’s story first serialized in England in 1868 and published into a book in 1871 by the Scottish author George MacDonald. This enchanting fairy tale follows Diamond, a sweet, innocent, and joyful young stable boy in Victorian London who goes on adventures with the majestic North Wind. The North Wind is personified as a lovely and mysterious woman, both severe and kind, who teaches young Diamond about herself on their journeys. The perceptive Diamond is caught up by this powerful entity on her nightly adventures, and the kind child acts as the perfect character for the author to highlight social injustice, explore the place of death in the lives of human beings, and acknowledge the deep need all humans have for love and forgiveness. While the North Wind sometimes brings death and destruction to the human world, good things always follow and balance is brought to the world. Engaging and filled with exciting adventures, “At the Back of the North Wind” tackles difficult and complicated issues in a language accessible to all ages. MacDonald poignantly addresses questions and fears that all humankind must face in this beautiful and insightful landmark of children's literature. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.