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Author | George MacDonald |
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Language | English |
Genre | Children's novels |
Publication date | 1871 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
At the Back of the North Wind is a children's book written by Scottish author George MacDonald. It was serialized in the children's magazine Good Words for the Young beginning in 1868 and was published in book form in 1871. It is a fantasy centered on a boy named Diamond and his adventures with the North Wind. Diamond travels together with the mysterious Lady North Wind through the nights. The book includes the fairy tale Little Daylight, which has been pulled out as an independent work or added separately to other collections of his fairy tales.