Project Gutenberg 2006-06-17 Public domain in the USA. 252 Lewis, Elizabeth MacDonald, George 1824 1905 Kirk, Maria Louise 1860 1938 Kirk, M. L. (Maria Louise) Kirk, Maria L. At the Back of the North Wind This is a simplified adaptation of eBook #225. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_the_Back_of_the_North_Wind E-text prepared by Joseph R. Hauser, Emmy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "At the Back of the North Wind" by George MacDonald is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows a young boy named Diamond who befriends the North Wind, a mystical and capricious character who sweeps him away on adventures. Through Diamond's relationship with the North Wind, the narrative explores themes of kindness, imagination, and the impact of one's actions on others. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Diamond, who lives in a modest loft above a coach house with his family. He is a curious and brave little boy who finds himself conversing with the North Wind, who has a very unique perspective on the world. Their dialogue leads to playful misunderstandings about windows, which foreshadow Diamond’s forthcoming adventures with her. As Diamond learns more about the North Wind, he is fascinated and also a bit frightened by her power, setting the stage for his journey into wonder and discovery. This opening chapter establishes the whimsical, otherworldly tone of the story while hinting at a deeper exploration of friendship and bravery as Diamond's adventures unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 91.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Fairy tales PZ Text Children's Literature Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: British Literature 184933 2025-08-08T05:24:59.537681 text/html 184391 2006-06-17T16:45:13 text/html 735706 2025-08-08T05:25:06.542623 application/epub+zip 734623 2025-08-08T05:25:02.686633 application/epub+zip 140606 2025-08-08T05:25:01.373687 application/epub+zip 894473 2025-08-08T05:25:09.333652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 869196 2025-08-08T05:25:05.685621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255381 2022-09-09T04:45:00.500479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160641 2025-08-08T05:24:58.865676 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160392 2021-01-01T11:49:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160400 2021-01-01T11:49:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21626 2025-08-08T05:25:09.476622 application/rdf+xml 15317 2025-08-08T05:25:01.882638 image/jpeg 3660 2025-08-08T05:25:01.623664 image/jpeg 57999 2021-01-01T11:49:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 609768 2021-01-01T11:49:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 58001 2021-01-01T11:49:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 694832 2025-08-08T05:24:59.572661 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia