Daniel Gabelman is the author of George MacDonald: Divine Carelessness and Fairytale Levity (2013; Mythopoeic Award finalist), co-author, with Jeremiah Romano Mercurio, of two Cambridge Elements on nineteenth-century doodling (The Form and Theory of Literary Doodling and History and Contexts of Literary Doodling, Cambridge University Press, 2025 and 2026 respectively), and co-editor of Unsaying the Commonplace: George MacDonald and the Critique of Victorian Convention (2024). He is also Chair of the George MacDonald Society. John Patrick Pazdziora is Associate Professor in the Department of English at Aoyama Gakuin University. He researches Scottish literature in the long nineteenth century, with emphasis on the interplay between literature and theology. He is the author of Haunted Childhoods in George MacDonald (2020) and editor of Christianity in Scottish Literature (2023).

• Foreword Malcolm Guite; Introduction Daniel Gabelman and John Patrick Pazdziora; Part I. Contexts: 1. Scotland David Robb; 2. Childhood Yuko Tanaka; 3. Literary influences John Pennington; 4. Among the Victorians Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson; Part II. Genres: 5. Children's literature Jean Webb; 6. Fairy tales Daniel Gabelman; 7. Gothic Alison Milbank; 8. Fantasy novels John Patrick Pazdziora; 9. English novels Tabitha Sparks; 10. Scottish novels Benjamine Toussaint; 11. Poetry Joshua Richards; 12. Sermons John McNeill; 13. Literary criticism Amanda B. Vernon; Part III. Themes: 14. Science Franziska E. Kohlt; 15. Theology Justin Ariel Bailey; 16. The Inklings Crystal l. Downing; 17. Dreams Brian Attebery; Afterword Roderick McGillis.

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Daniel Gabelman is the author of George MacDonald: Divine Carelessness and Fairytale Levity (2013; Mythopoeic Award finalist), co-author, with Jeremiah Romano Mercurio, of two Cambridge Elements on nineteenth-century doodling (The Form and Theory of Literary Doodling and History and Contexts of Literary Doodling, Cambridge University Press, 2025 and 2026 respectively), and co-editor of Unsaying the Commonplace: George MacDonald and the Critique of Victorian Convention (2024). He is also Chair of the George MacDonald Society. John Patrick Pazdziora is Associate Professor in the Department of English at Aoyama Gakuin University. He researches Scottish literature in the long nineteenth century, with emphasis on the interplay between literature and theology. He is the author of Haunted Childhoods in George MacDonald (2020) and editor of Christianity in Scottish Literature (2023).

• Foreword Malcolm Guite; Introduction Daniel Gabelman and John Patrick Pazdziora; Part I. Contexts: 1. Scotland David Robb; 2. Childhood Yuko Tanaka; 3. Literary influences John Pennington; 4. Among the Victorians Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson; Part II. Genres: 5. Children's literature Jean Webb; 6. Fairy tales Daniel Gabelman; 7. Gothic Alison Milbank; 8. Fantasy novels John Patrick Pazdziora; 9. English novels Tabitha Sparks; 10. Scottish novels Benjamine Toussaint; 11. Poetry Joshua Richards; 12. Sermons John McNeill; 13. Literary criticism Amanda B. Vernon; Part III. Themes: 14. Science Franziska E. Kohlt; 15. Theology Justin Ariel Bailey; 16. The Inklings Crystal l. Downing; 17. Dreams Brian Attebery; Afterword Roderick McGillis.

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Daniel Gabelman is the author of George MacDonald: Divine Carelessness and Fairytale Levity (2013; Mythopoeic Award finalist), co-author, with Jeremiah Romano Mercurio, of two Cambridge Elements on nineteenth-century doodling (The Form and Theory of Literary Doodling and History and Contexts of Literary Doodling, Cambridge University Press, 2025 and 2026 respectively), and co-editor of Unsaying the Commonplace: George MacDonald and the Critique of Victorian Convention (2024). He is also Chair of the George MacDonald Society. John Patrick Pazdziora is Associate Professor in the Department of English at Aoyama Gakuin University. He researches Scottish literature in the long nineteenth century, with emphasis on the interplay between literature and theology. He is the author of Haunted Childhoods in George MacDonald (2020) and editor of Christianity in Scottish Literature (2023).

• Foreword Malcolm Guite; Introduction Daniel Gabelman and John Patrick Pazdziora; Part I. Contexts: 1. Scotland David Robb; 2. Childhood Yuko Tanaka; 3. Literary influences John Pennington; 4. Among the Victorians Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson; Part II. Genres: 5. Children's literature Jean Webb; 6. Fairy tales Daniel Gabelman; 7. Gothic Alison Milbank; 8. Fantasy novels John Patrick Pazdziora; 9. English novels Tabitha Sparks; 10. Scottish novels Benjamine Toussaint; 11. Poetry Joshua Richards; 12. Sermons John McNeill; 13. Literary criticism Amanda B. Vernon; Part III. Themes: 14. Science Franziska E. Kohlt; 15. Theology Justin Ariel Bailey; 16. The Inklings Crystal l. Downing; 17. Dreams Brian Attebery; Afterword Roderick McGillis.

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