The Marquis of Lossie eBook George MacDonald
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The Marquis of Lossie eBook George MacDonald
This sequel to George MacDonald's earlier novel titled Malcolm is a superb conclusion to the story of a young fisherman, Malcolm, whose origins are unclear. He has been fortunate to be raised and educated by a few good people in his village. His origin is revealed as first son and heir of the Marquis of Lossie, a calling to which he proves worthy. Malcolm's goodness derives from his confidence in the understanding of God represented by Jesus as described by Malcolm's schoolmaster. This novel is one of MacDonald's very best, having richly developed, memorable characters and a dramatic setting on the northern Scottish coast. MacDonald's unique style of occasionally inserting his own convictions into the narrative is welcomed and appreciated as his characters illustrate how life is enriched when they (and we) live by the ideals of a deeply held faith in God through Christ. MacDonald's literary art is so richly skilled that it avoids weak sentimentalism and persuades us that thoughtful faith does lead to genuine goodness. This wonderful story will cause you to aspire, as it did for me, to be like the noble young Malcolm --- the good and wise Marquis of Lossie.Product details
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The Marquis of Lossie eBook George MacDonald Reviews
Sometimes difficult to get through the old scottish language of some of the characters (if you can't there are versions of the book that are edited to more modern language)...but the story is excellent and the depth of spirituality displayed is inspiring. This is th eauthor who CS Lewis credited with inspiring all of his books
We read this book aloud together. The author made us thoughtful, pondering, the close of each chapter and anticipating the next. Both story and characters full of enriching perplexity. Made us wish we lived among the villagers in this 19th century Scottish village. We will read this book again!
The book Malcolm must be read first, as the Marquis of Lossie is the sequel. MacDonald puts the speech into the Scotch dialect and this slows down the reading. However, it is a good story with some very solid teaching. I can appreciate why Tolkein and Lewis were challenged by his writings. I think he is clever how he combines story and theology at the same time. He paints his different characters well. The good and the bad. He descriptions of nature and the Scottish north are well done. 4 stars because it is a bit heavy weather working out the Scotch dialect but still worth the effort.
I love George MacDonald, even his prose is poetry, and every book he wrote adds something invaluable to my worldview, and draws me closer to the heart of the Master and to his (our) Father.
Although the immaterial quality of his work can be found in any paperback edition or even a free electronic text version (all his works are in the public domain), The Sunrise Centenary Editions are the "cream of the crop" as far as beauty and quality of the material. Michael Phillips, the publisher ([...]) who has spent his life under the tutelage of MacDonald (and has made many of his own contributions to literature), has a love for George MacDonald that is clearly seen in the quality of these editions. They are beautifully leatherbound with gilded embellishments on the spine and cover, and MacDonald's signature embossed on the back. MacDonald's own bookplate is printed before the title page in every volume.
I'm only sad that they are not an exhaustive collection of all MadDonald's work. I would love to have a copy of "Phantastes" and "Lilith" in a Sunrise Edition.
"The Marquis of Lossie" is a sequel to another book titled after the main character and protagonist "Malcom" MacPhail, a romantic prototype of a mature, manful, and Christ-like nature. The sequel is a love story, on multiple levels, and I think I may actually prefer the sequel to the original in this case. I was thrilled that I was fortunate enough to find this copy of "Marquis" for about $35 from a marketplace seller. If only I could be so lucky with "Sir Gibbie"...
This is a good story, but it's not as strong as other George MacDonalds. In it, fisherman and estate groom Malcolm MacPhail has (after the deathbed confession of his father), inherited the title of Marquis of Lossie. However, from love for his sister Florimel, whom he must now displace, he delays making his new position known in order to break it to her gently - even though his delay allows an unjust administrator to oppress many tenants who he should be protecting, and forces him to endure increasingly bad treatment from people who believe themselves to be his social superiors.
His shallow, immature sister is among the people who become more arrogant and less just as the story goes on. This makes it very hard for the reader to remain engaged with the premise that Malcom's reasons for allowing his tenants to suffer to spare his sister's pride are compelling and reasonable. As the story goes along, things get worse and worse. It became hard for me to stay interested in Malcolm, because I agreed with characters in the book who urged him to declare his title and take his position. His sister's completely imaginary social superiority and the way she treats people because of it led me to long for Malcolm to get with the program, but things just go on forever - the book is very, very long.
Also, I got the feeling that this was one of MacDonald's earlier efforts. It didn't have the grandeur that emerges in some of his other stories (like "What's Mine is Mine"), and the Christian message, though it's a good one, is marred by long lectures that I had difficulty following, that lean too heavily on Wordsworth and too lightly on the Bible. Also, the descriptions of nature that are so powerful in other stories, in this one also seem to be too frequent and go on too long, to the point I started to skip over them in hopes we would finally get to the action.
The ending is strong, but by the time I got there, I had done a lot of flipping through.
This is still a pretty good book and worth reading. It is a continuation of an earlier book, "Malcolm", which I did not read.
This sequel to George MacDonald's earlier novel titled Malcolm is a superb conclusion to the story of a young fisherman, Malcolm, whose origins are unclear. He has been fortunate to be raised and educated by a few good people in his village. His origin is revealed as first son and heir of the Marquis of Lossie, a calling to which he proves worthy. Malcolm's goodness derives from his confidence in the understanding of God represented by Jesus as described by Malcolm's schoolmaster. This novel is one of MacDonald's very best, having richly developed, memorable characters and a dramatic setting on the northern Scottish coast. MacDonald's unique style of occasionally inserting his own convictions into the narrative is welcomed and appreciated as his characters illustrate how life is enriched when they (and we) live by the ideals of a deeply held faith in God through Christ. MacDonald's literary art is so richly skilled that it avoids weak sentimentalism and persuades us that thoughtful faith does lead to genuine goodness. This wonderful story will cause you to aspire, as it did for me, to be like the noble young Malcolm --- the good and wise Marquis of Lossie.
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