books by George Macdonald     books:       Quartered Safe Out Here: A Recollection of the War in Burma26 reviews George MacDonald Fraser Harpercollins, 1994 Extraordinary Memoir of "The Forgotten Army" George MacDonald Fraser, best known for his Flashman novels, and, in my opinion, one of our best writers, gives us here his nearly fifty-year-old memories of his service in Burma in 1945. There is so much to like about this book that it's difficult to know where to begin. There is Fraser's absolute honesty about his fears, his mistakes, his attitude toward the Japanese, and the virtues and ...             Flashman and the Mountain of Light (Flashman)10 reviews George MacDonald Fraser Plume, 1992 "There Were Some Damned Odd Fellows About in the Earlies" In George MacDonald Fraser's 'Flashman and the Mountain of Light', our man Flashy sees Queen Vicky holding the Koh-I-Noor diamond and flashes back to India - more precisely, the Punjab where he arrives just in time for the first Anglo Sikh War (1845-46), not to suggest that Flashman had a hand in the war or anything. The reader meets some of the most colorful figures ever to occupy the ...             Unspoken Sermons (Macdonald, George//Sunrise Centenary Editions of the Works of George Macdonald)10 reviews George MacDonald Sunrise Books (CA), 1996 There are no words... This book quite possibly saved my faith. I have never found a more beautiful, yet simultaneously intellectual and thought-provoking book. After reading this, I have been devouring any George MacDonald text I can lay my hands on, and in all of them, I find a picture of God that is beyond any other I have enountered. MacDonald seems to understand (or at least articulate) better than any other ...             The Golden Key18 reviews George MacDonald Bodley Head Children's Books, 1972 Water This book is like a drink of the freshest, clearest water on the brightest, bluest spring day you can imagine. It was lovely every step of the way, somehow beautifully sad and wonderful at the same time. With the aid of the creatures of fairyland, mistreated Tangle and adventuresome Mossy go on an enchanting journey which takes them straight through to a wisdom and sense of wonderment that is ...             Flashman in the Great Game20 reviews George MacDonald Fraser Barrie & Jenkins, 1975 An Ambivalence Wrapped Up in an Ambiguity Midway through his memoirs of the Indian Mutiny of 1857, Harry Flashman ruminates: What beats me is the way people take it to heart -- what do they expect in war? It ain't conducted by missionaries, or chaps in Liberal clubs, snug and secure. But what amuses me most is the fashionable way views change -- why, for years after Cawnpore, any vengeance wreaked on an Indian, mutineer or not, was ...             Exploits and Adventures of Brigadier Gerard (New York Review Books Classics)11 reviews Arthur Conan Doyle NYRB Classics, 2001 What Would Harry Flashman Make of Etienne Gerard? The success of the Sherlock Holmes stories has overshadowed the fact that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote many other stories of entirely different character. The New York Review of Books Classics has brought the `Exploits and Adventures of Brigadier Gerard' back to life. The Gerard character is said to be Conan Doyle's second best fictional invention. The eight `Exploits' stories were published ...             Steel Bonnets10 reviews George MacDonald Fraser Barrie & Jenkins, 1971 Thorough, well-structured, and entertaining Until England and Scotland were united under a single king in March 1603, the border between them was, unsurprisingly, a natural place for strife and disorder. The two countries had been at war intermittently for centuries, and many armies had passed back and forth across the border counties. Fraser's history covers the last hundred years of the border, from 1503 to 1603, a period during which ...             Quartered Safe Out Here: A Harrowing Tale of World War II17 reviews George MacDonald Fraser Skyhorse Publishing, 2007 Quartered Safe Out Here It is not often you see this many reviews all of which are 5 stars so when one does you pretty much know that this is a special book. All the reviews for the book are spot on. It rings of authenticity, something that it is usually difficult for a writer do but when you finish this book you have a feeling about this man and his experiences with Nine Section that, at least for me, I never felt ...             FLASHMAN AT THE CHARGE27 reviews GEORGE MACDONALD FRASER HARPERCOLLINS, 1997 Flash is Getting Soft! After reading "Flash for Freedom," with its nauseous blatant racism expressed through Flashman's perspective, I began to wonder why I was drawn to the series. Even in the Spanish picaresque novels, rogues tend to mature in their skullduggery. But I already had "Flashman at the Charge" in the exercycle pile, so I plunged in. I'm glad I did. This is the most successful episode yet, in terms of ...             General Danced at Dawn10 reviews George MacDonald Fraser Barrie & Jenkins, 1970 Defending King and Empire for 9 quid a week George MacDonald Fraser served in the "other ranks" of the British Army in Burma late in WWII. Commissioned as a subaltern (2nd lieutenant) following the Japanese surrender, he served as a platoon leader in a Gordon Highlander battalion posted to the Middle East before being "demobbed", i.e. released from active duty. His experiences serve as the basis for THE GENERAL DANCED AT DAWN, initially ...             The Gifts of the Child Christ: And Other Stories and Fairy Tales4 reviews George MacDonald, Glenn Edward Sadler Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1996 A very apt intro My wife gave me this book for Christmas; she new I liked C.S. Lewis and that he counted Geo MacD as his mentor. I can heartily recommend this volume to anyone. The variety of style is what struck me the most: some of these I will read aloud to my children, some made me laugh out loud, and others left me scratching my head as to what the author was alluding to. Geo MacD has great insight into ...             Thomas Wingfold, Curate4 reviews George MacDonald IndyPublish.com, 2003 A man embarking on a spiritual journey I couldn't put Thomas Wingfold, Curate down. The spiritual journey that he embarks on, and continues throughout the book, is one that includes questions all Christians will have to eventually ask themselves. Some of the sermons and questions in the book hit home, and really made me ask questions of myself. If you like MacDonald, this is a book with a clear spiritual message that will really ...             Wise Woman and Other Stories5 reviews George MacDonald Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1980 CLASSIC--SUPERB The standout of this collection is the title story, "The Wise Woman, or, The Obstinate Princess." The princess in question is Rosamund, whose royal parents have spoiled her absolutely rotten. In fact, they are sick of her, she's so disgustingly violent and selfish (thanks largely to their 'care'). Enter the Wise Woman, who steals Rosamund away underneath her voluminous cloak and takes Rosamund ...             Flashman's first omnibus4 reviews George MacDonald Fraser Barrie & Jenkins, 1979 This is funny and entertaining historical fiction! George MacDonald Fraser is a first rate historian who has published several history books. With his Flashman series he puts his man Harry Flashman into actual historical events of the last century. These books are richly documented and have extensive footnotes... But that is not all.... The Flashman papers (as all of these books are supposed to have been written by Harry Flashman, retired ...             The Sheikh and the Dustbin4 reviews George MacDonald Fraser HarperCollins UK, 1996 Chaos in a grungy kilt It is time that you hear "the sub-muckin', the whole cheese, the hail clanjamfry, the lot' about the Scottish Highland Regiment that served in Africa after World War II. George MacDonald Fraser has written the stories of this regiment and its most infamous soldier, Private McAuslan, in three collections: The General Danced at Dawn, McAuslan in the Rough, and The Sheikh and the Dustbin. Through ...             McAuslan in the Rough6 reviews George MacDonald Fraser Harpercollins Pub Ltd, 1996 Chaos in a grungy kilt It is time that you hear "the sub-muckin', the whole cheese, the hail clanjamfry, the lot' about the Scottish Highland Regiment that served in Africa after World War II. George MacDonald Fraser has written the stories of this regiment and its most infamous soldier, Private McAuslan, in three collections: The General Danced at Dawn, McAuslan in the Rough, and The Sheikh and the Dustbin. Through ...             McAuslan Entire (Common Reader Editions)6 reviews George MacDonald Fraser Akadine Press, 2001 MacAuslan Entire MacAuslan Entire is actually the collected MacAuslan stories written by the incredible George MacDonald Frasier in the 70's and 80's, including The General Danced at Dawn, MacAuslan in the Rough and The Shiek and the Dustbin. The individual books have been out of print for some time and are close to impossible to find, so the fact that the collection has been republished is great news. The book ...             The curate's awakening4 reviews George MacDonald Bethany House Publishers, 1985 Exploring the human condition. This book is a well written exploration of the guilt we all carry around with us and how we find the strength to face it. A surprising twist to more modern ideas of how we deal with guilt. Definitely worth owning.             At the Back of the North Wind (Everyman's Library Children's Classics)5 reviews George Macdonald Everyman's Library, 2001 Maybe his finest children's work. I love this book. I've read it 3 times, all as an adult. The fragility of life is portrayed in the person of little Diamond, an innocent, sickly child. Though MacDonald is occasionally preachy, (yet on target), he writes a story that will fill you with wonder and sorrow. I so recommend this book. It is one of my top 5 favorite books of fiction.             The Lost Princess: A Double Story4 reviews George MacDonald, Glenn Edward Sadler Eerdmans Pub Co, 1992 A children's book for adults! An insightful look below the surface of two souls that look a lot like us. Modern ideas of self-importance being instilled as a virtue are skewered, and humility and obedience are offered as antidotes. Either you love MacDonald, or you hate him, for his books are not easy to read... as they are not about somebody else. Horn (above) did not like the sermonizing, but these were the best bits in ...              search for books adventures, awakening, bonnets, brigadier, centenary, charge, children, classics, danced, dustbin, editions, everyman, exploits, flashman, general, gerard, harrowing, library, macdonald, mcauslan, mountain, omnibus, princess, quartered, recollection, sermons, stories, sunrise, unspoken, wingfold books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen DVD: Torpedo Bombers we recommend Extraordinary Memoir of "The Forgotten Army" leave a comment home  impressum - about us