FEATURED AUTHOR - Art Blegen is the author of “The Adventures of Kris”, a series of early middle-grade chapter books for young readers from six to ten years old. Each child is important, and each family matters to Art. He is an advocate for educating children and their parents to ensure they have a healthy balance of positive examples in their lives. Wholesome stories and a healthy imagination can lay the foundation they will use for the rest of their lives. Whether playing with his grandchildren or coaching…
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I enjoyed a great deal sharing quotes from throughout this novel with friends and family. The Scottish dialogue became very easy to understand after the first few pages of it. I would say more, yet any more may possible spoil various parts of the story.
I can say, however, the story starts in a small town in Scotland, with Falconer, and displays a conflict between him and his ultra-conservative grandmother. What will Falconer do with his life? And whatever happened to his father?
P.S. They say MacDonald's popularity or sales even rivaled that of Charles Dickens's. I can see why. After this one, I hope to tackle Malcolm, Sir Gibbie, and Thomas Wingfold, Curate, per recommendation of biographer Michael R. Phillips. Of course, it is hard to beat his fantasies for children.
There are some well-used lines in this book, popular to many productions including the CGI Robert Zemekis version with Jim Carey, and the Muppet Version with Michael Caine. "Bah Humbug" is one. Another is Tiny Tim`s near the end.
It has a related theme to the Christian message: We`re here on Earth to serve each other.
The best part of this novella of cours
Spoiler Alert: And finally, which science could foresee the comical ending? I suppose then much of the magic is in the story-telling as much as in the science.
It was turned into what was one of my favorite films as a kid. In summary though, some of its science is more comparable to that in the Back-to-the Future trilogy: ironically, in which work the sons of Doc Brown (played by Christopher Lloyd) are named Jules and Verne.
I like the real version exactly as much as Disney's.
Another interesting note on this novel, is that it was written before Hugo's conversion to Christianity. After this book, very great in its right, he took on what I suppose is another magnum opus: Les Miserables. Spoiler Alert: The two are equally vivid, however there is life in one and death in the other.