Phantastes

George MacDonald, Phantastes

Logos & Lore — May 2026.

Framing

“George MacDonald’s first major fiction work, in his words ‘a sort of fairy tale for grown people,’ Phantastes was published in 1858 by Smith, Elder & Co., London. This unusual fantasy, subtitled A Fairie Romance, is one of MacDonald’s most mysterious and esoteric titles.”¹

Footnotes

1. The Works of George MacDonald. https://www.worksofmacdonald.com/fantasy/phantastes ↩