The Shadows

The Shadows is a novel written by George MacDonald that tells the story of a young man named Cosmo Liddell who has inherited a large estate in Scotland. Cosmo is an idealistic and romantic young man who is fascinated by the supernatural and the spiritual world. He becomes obsessed with a mysterious woman named Lilith who seems to embody all of his fantasies and desires. As he delves deeper into the world of the shadows, he discovers that Lilith is not what she seems and that his own soul is in danger. The novel is a complex exploration of the nature of good and evil, the power of imagination, and the struggle between the material and spiritual worlds. MacDonald's writing is poetic and mystical, and the novel is a haunting and unforgettable work of literature.""'Permit me, however, ' rejoined one of the Shadows; and as he spoke, he approached the king, and lifting a dark fore-finger, drew it lightly, but carefully, across the ridge of his forehead, from temple to temple. The king felt the soft gliding touch go, like water, into every hollow, and over the top of every height of that mountain-chain of thought.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.