# At the Back of the North Wind: Illustrated by Arthur Hughes - Hardcover

by **George MacDonald** (Author), **Arthur Hughes** (Illustrator)

A Victorian fairy tale that has enchanted readers for more than a hundred years: 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. It combines a Dickensian regard for the working class of mid-19th-century England with the invention of an ethereal landscape, and is published here alongside Arthur Hughes s handsome illustrations from the original 1871 edition."

### Front Jacket

A Victorian fairy tale that has enchanted readers for more than a hundred years: 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." It combines a Dickensian regard for the working class of mid-19th-century England with the invention of an ethereal landscape, and is published here alongside Arthur Hughes's handsome illustrations from the original 1871 edition.

### Author Biography

**George MacDonald** (1824--1905) was a prolific writer, yet it is his fantasies for children that have survived. A minister of the Congregational church, MacDonald resigned after a disagreement with his deacons and from 1853 earned his living by lecturing and writing.

**Number of Pages:** 352

**Dimensions:** 1.05 x 8.28 x 6.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** October 16, 2001

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** At the Back of the North Wind

**Interest Level:** Upper Grades, 9-12

**Reading Level:** 5.4

**Point Value:** 14

## Details

- **Price:** 20.0 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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