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At the Back of the North Wind

George MacDonald

  • Children
  • Book language: English
  • 234 pages

At the Back of the North Wind is a children's fantasy novel by George MacDonald. It follows a boy named Diamond and his friendship with the North Wind, who leads him to strange and beautiful places. A warm classic of imagination and kindness.

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THERE IS AN ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF THIS TITLE WHICH MAY

VIEWED AT EBOOK [# 18614 ]

AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH

WIND

By George Mac Donald

Author of “Dealings with Fairies,” “Ranald Bannerman,” etc., etc.

CHAPTER I.   THE HAY-LOFT

CHAPTER II.   THE LAWN

CHAPTER III.   OLD DIAMOND

CHAPTER IV.   NORTH WIND

CHAPTER V.   THE SUMMER-HOUSE

CHAPTER VI.   OUT IN THE STORM

CHAPTER VII.   THE CATHEDRAL
CHAPTER VIII.   THE EAST WINDOW
CHAPTER IX.   HOW DIAMOND GOT TO THE BACK OF
THE NORTH WIND
CHAPTER X.   AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND
CHAPTER XI.   HOW DIAMOND GOT HOME AGAIN
CHAPTER XII.   WHO MET DIAMOND AT SANDWICH
CHAPTER XIII.   THE SEASIDE
CHAPTER XIV.   OLD DIAMOND
CHAPTER XV.   THE MEWS
CHAPTER XVI.   DIAMOND MAKES A BEGINNING
CHAPTER XVII.   DIAMOND GOES ON
CHAPTER XVIII.   THE DRUNKEN CABMAN
CHAPTER XIX.   DIAMOND'S FRIENDS
CHAPTER XX.   DIAMOND LEARNS TO READ
CHAPTER XXI.   SAL'S NANNY
CHAPTER XXII.   MR. RAYMOND'S RIDDLE
CHAPTER XXIII.   THE EARLY BIRD
CHAPTER XXIV.   ANOTHER EARLY BIRD
CHAPTER XXV.   DIAMOND'S DREAM
CHAPTER XXVI.   DIAMOND TAKES A FARE THE WRONG
WAY RIGHT

CHAPTER XXVII.   THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

CHAPTER XXVIII.   LITTLE DAYLIGHT

CHAPTER XXIX.   RUBY

CHAPTER XXX.   NANNY'S DREAM

CHAPTER XXXI.   THE NORTH WIND DOTH BLOW

CHAPTER XXXII.   DIAMOND AND RUBY

CHAPTER XXXIII.   THE PROSPECT BRIGHTENS

CHAPTER XXXIV.   IN THE COUNTRY

CHAPTER XXXV.   I MAKE DIAMOND'S ACQUAINTANCE

CHAPTER XXXVI.   DIAMOND QUESTIONS NORTH WIND

CHAPTER XXXVII.   ONCE MORE

CHAPTER XXXVIII.     AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH

WIND

CHAPTER I. THE HAY-LOFT

I HAVE been asked to tell you about the back of the north wind. An old Greek writer mentions a people who lived there, and were so comfortable that they could not bear it any longer, and drowned themselves. My story is not the same as his. I do not think Herodotus

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Contents

  1. AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND
  2. Author of “Dealings with Fairies,” “Ranald Bannerman,” etc., etc.
  3. CHAPTER I. THE HAY-LOFT
  4. CHAPTER II. THE LAWN
  5. CHAPTER III. OLD DIAMOND
  6. CHAPTER IV. NORTH WIND
  7. CHAPTER V. THE SUMMER-HOUSE
  8. CHAPTER VI. OUT IN THE STORM
  9. CHAPTER VII. THE CATHEDRAL
  10. CHAPTER VIII. THE EAST WINDOW
  11. CHAPTER IX. HOW DIAMOND GOT TO THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND
  12. CHAPTER X. AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND
  13. CHAPTER XI. HOW DIAMOND GOT HOME AGAIN
  14. CHAPTER XII. WHO MET DIAMOND AT SANDWICH
  15. CHAPTER XIII. THE SEASIDE
  16. CHAPTER XIV. OLD DIAMOND
  17. CHAPTER XV. THE MEWS
  18. CHAPTER XVI. DIAMOND MAKES A BEGINNING
  19. CHAPTER XVII. DIAMOND GOES ON
  20. CHAPTER XVIII. THE DRUNKEN CABMAN
  21. CHAPTER XIX. DIAMOND'S FRIENDS
  22. CHAPTER XX. DIAMOND LEARNS TO READ
  23. CHAPTER XXI. SAL'S NANNY
  24. CHAPTER XXII. MR. RAYMOND'S RIDDLE
  25. CHAPTER XXIII. THE EARLY BIRD
  26. CHAPTER XXIV. ANOTHER EARLY BIRD
  27. CHAPTER XXV. DIAMOND'S DREAM
  28. CHAPTER XXVI. DIAMOND TAKES A FARE THE WRONG WAY RIGHT
  29. CHAPTER XXVII. THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
  30. CHAPTER XXVIII. LITTLE DAYLIGHT

and 11 more chapters

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