6/12/2023 0 Comments Phantastes by george macdonald![]() ![]() After finally encountering the supposed ghost, the mysterious Mr. Vane, the protagonist of Lilith, owns a library that seems to be haunted by the former librarian, who looks much like a raven from the brief glimpses he catches of the wraith. However, in this story, divine punishment is not taken lightly, and salvation is hard-won.Mr. MacDonald was a Christian universalist, believing that all will eventually be saved. In the story, MacDonald mentions a cosmic sleep that heals tortured souls, preceding the salvation of all. It is a story concerning the nature of life, death, and salvation. Its importance was recognized in its later revival in paperback by Ballantine Books as the fifth volume of the celebrated Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in September 1969.Lilith is considered among the darkest of MacDonald's works, and among the most profound. ![]() Lilith is a fantasy novel written by Scottish writer George MacDonald and first published in 1895. ![]()
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