false 269713 52 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. 600104 book 1956 At the Back of the North Wind (Everyman's Library Children's Classics) total:516|5:189|4:183|3:110|2:30|1:4| 516 2071 775 56 5 2 false false Fri Oct 26 11:52:56 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 26 12:37:41 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 18:17:01 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 11:33:35 -0700 2008 The book seems to seek the reconciliation or the making of sense/purpose/meaning from suffering and pain.
It is a fantasy story of a boy named Diamond, who is carried off with the North Wind--who is portrayed as ...more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 19:25:57 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 03:44:24 -0700 2008 3 1 false false Thu May 29 19:46:05 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 19:47:00 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 11:38:04 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 11:38:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 14:57:09 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 14:59:33 -0700 2009
This is a fantasy based on a little boy and his experience with the north wind. Like a lot of MacDonald, it was hard to get into. But there is so...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 11 16:38:58 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 10:12:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Dec 29 11:07:13 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 13 08:37:31 -0700 2009
I just finished this book, and I have to tell you, I have no way o...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 01:02:01 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 20:33:50 -0800 2009
Much like the Chronicles of Narn...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1986 Mon Aug 17 20:47:47 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 20:53:09 -0700 2009 2
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I should read it again to get a clear idea of it...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 07:45:17 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 06:40:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jul 19 11:09:29 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 11:12:09 -0700 2009 5 1 false false Wed Oct 07 10:26:24 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 13:58:45 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 20:38:16 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 20:47:44 -0800 2008 Multi-layered, filled with sorrow and silliness and subtleties--I really loved this story, and although I found myslef at times wanting to slash w...more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Dec 08 13:26:04 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 15:24:05 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Aug 04 19:11:36 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 19:11:53 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Dec 17 12:39:12 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 12:40:14 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Jun 07 14:19:22 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 14:19:51 -0700 2009