Classic fantasy by the man C. S. Lewis called his master. Tolkien held him in highest esteem also. Look below at the extraordinary Wikipedia list of authors who were influenced by him. He's the origin of modern fantasy literature and my personal favorite. ~ The book is in excellent condition with no markings. ~ "George MacDonald's writings have been cited as a major literary influence on many notable authors including Lewis Carroll, Neil Gaiman, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, E. Nesbit, Peter S. Beagle, W. H. Auden, David Lindsay, J. M. Barrie, Lord Dunsany, Ray Bradbury, Mark Twain, Hope Mirrlees, Robert E. Howard, L. Frank Baum, T. H. White, Richard Adams, Lloyd Alexander, George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Hilaire Belloc, G. K. Chesterton, Robert Hugh Benson, Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Fulton Sheen, Flannery O'Connor, Louis Pasteur, Simone Weil, Charles Maurras, Jacques Maritain, C. H. Douglas, Walter de la Mare, Elizabeth Goudge, Brian Jacques, M. I. McAllister, Madeleine L'Engle, Elizabeth Yates, Walter de la Mare and Oswald Chambers." - Wikipedia