George MacDonald
A Rough Shaking
Hardcover
(Blackie & Son Aug. 16, 1900)
, George Routledge with Parkinson Illustrations. edition
This is not a Print-on-Demand, modern reprint or facsimile book. It is a hardcover book with decorative illustrated boards and 12 black and white illustrations by W. Parkinson. It was published by George Routledge and Sons, Ltd, 9 Lafayette Place, New York. It is children's or young adult novel about Clare Skymer ,a n orphaned boy who wanders the earth in abject poverty, facing a long string of injustices facing all with Christian determination. George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. Though no longer a household name, his works (particularly his fairy tales and fantasy novels) have inspired deep admiration in such notables as W. H. Auden, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Madeleine L'Engle.