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 Project Gutenberg 2006-07-18 Public domain in the USA. 237 MacDonald, George 1824 1905 Cross Purposes and The Shadows Produced by John Bechard "Cross Purposes and The Shadows" by George MacDonald is a fantasy novel likely written in the late 19th century. The book intertwines the worlds of mortals and fairies, featuring characters like Alice, the squire's daughter who finds herself in Fairyland, and Richard, the widow's son, who also embarks on a magical adventure. The story explores themes of innocence, imagination, and the blurring of reality and fantasy as the characters interact with various fantastical beings. At the start of "Cross Purposes," the Fairy Queen, in search of amusement, decides to bring a mortal girl and boy to Fairyland. Peaseblossom, the Fairy Queen's companion, is tasked with bringing Alice, while Toadstool, a goblin, announces he will bring Richard. As both characters are drawn into this magical realm, they encounter various enchanting experiences. The opening establishes a sense of whimsical adventure, as Alice transitions from her ordinary world to a fantastical journey filled with spellbinding encounters, including swimming with fairies and encountering strange creatures, while Richard navigates the peculiar transformations surrounding him, paving the way for their eventual meeting in Fairyland. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories Fairy tales Children's stories, English Fairy tales -- Great Britain PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 138248 2025-06-08T06:56:53.556740 text/html 138069 2025-01-08T06:48:29.035393 text/html 133208 2025-06-08T06:56:59.931697 application/epub+zip 133708 2025-06-08T06:56:56.919724 application/epub+zip 109432 2025-06-08T06:56:55.702729 application/epub+zip 229805 2025-06-08T06:57:02.126675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218081 2025-06-08T06:56:59.183685 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186951 2022-09-09T06:13:20.592023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121442 2025-06-08T06:56:53.216737 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121294 2006-07-18T07:35:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46089 2006-07-18T07:35:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18115 2025-06-08T06:57:02.258670 application/rdf+xml 12032 2025-06-08T06:56:56.254707 image/jpeg 2911 2025-06-08T06:56:55.974709 image/jpeg 133316 2025-06-08T06:56:53.570738 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia