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Unabridged, Illustrated and Translated nn nFeaturing new illustrations by artist Carrie Stout, English translation of all Scots dialogue side-by-side with original text, and an introduction by Dale Ahlquist, President of the American Chesterton Society.n nn nALEC FORBES OF HOWGLEN is George MacDonalds second Scottish novel, and the ninth to be included in this translation series. Set in the environs of the authors home town, it is a blended history of light and shade, in which floods and school thrashings are alleviated by outrageous childhood pranks, the delights of song and verse, and the growing bonds of fellowship forged in fire. Above all, this favourite of Father Brown author G. K. Chesterton is full of what he calls MacDonalds celestial wit, and alive with that spiritual transcendence which is the hallmark of all his works.n nn nIt is in exactly the same sense in which we pity a man who has missed the whole of Keats or Milton, that we can feel compassion for the critic who has not walked in the forest of Phantastes or made the acquaintance of Mr Cupples in the adventures of Alec Forbes.n n-G. K. Chestertonn nn n[In David Jacks translation of Alec Forbes]...the value of having the original Scottish and the English translation...[is that] both are charming. They enhance one another. At the beginning of the last century, Chesterton says MacDonald has yet to be discovered. In our century, it is finally starting to happen.n n- Dale Ahlquist, President of the American Chesterton Societyn nn nWhile studying Victorian Literature in graduate school, I never once heard or saw the name of George MacDonald mentioned. Hence, when I first read Alec Forbes of Howglen, I experienced a sea-change-or perhaps river change would better describe it. Amazed by the cogency and insight of the novel, I suddenly recognized why MacDonalds fiction should be taken seriously. Nevertheless, like Alec negotiating a flooded river, I struggled to stay afloat whenever streams of Scots dialogue flooded the text. David Jacks lovely translation of MacDonalds Doric has made these overwhelming passages navigable, allowing readers to baptize their imaginations without abandoning ship.n n- Dr. Crystal Downing, former co-director of the Marion E. Wade Center and author of six books about faith and culturen nn
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