At the Back of the North Wind
Illustrated by Hughes, Arthur, Smith, Jessie Willcox
George Macdonald’s timeless novel tells 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.”
- Publication Date
- 1868
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- Reading level
- Upper Elementary
- Content warning
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- Recommended By
- Ambleside Online
- Culture
- British Isles
- Format
- Chapter Book
- Religion
- Christianity
- Subject
- Philosophy
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