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New Book! - The Near Loss of Everything
In the summer of 1887, George
MacDonald's son Ronald, newly engaged to artist Louise
Blandy, sailed from England to America to teach
school. The next summer he returned to England to
marry Louise and bring her back to America. Soon
afterward he secured a five-year position as
headmaster of Ravenscroft High School in Asheville,
North Carolina. On August 27, 1890, after less than a
year in his new position, his wife died leaving him
with an infant daughter. Ronald once described losing
a beloved spouse as "the near loss of everything."
Ronald's story is mentioned briefly in biographies of
his father, but Asheville resident and MacDonald
scholar, Dale Wayne Slusser, presents new information,
unpublished letters, and over 30 illustrations. Also
included are Ronald's essay about his father, "George
MacDonald: A Personal Note," plus a selection from
"The Laughing Elf," his 1922 fable about the necessity
of both sorrow and joy in life.
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