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A Double Story

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A Double Story is a fae fiction and classic fantasy novel by George MacDonald. Key subjects include fairy tales.

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About A Double Story

"A Double Story" by George MacDonald is a fairy tale novel first published in 1875. Two girls born on the same day—Princess Rosamond and shepherd's daughter Agnes—are ruined by their parents' poor parenting, growing into insufferable tyrants. A mysterious Wise Woman intervenes, stealing each girl away to teach them difficult lessons about their true selves through magical mirrors, trials, and discipline. But while one child learns humility and transformation, the other conceals her faults beneath obedience, leading to vastly different fates in this parable about wisdom and self-knowledge.
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A Double Story — LibriVox recording, 4 h 05 min in 14 sections.

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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Fairy tales
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Conduct of life, Juvenile fiction
  • Children, Conduct of life, Juvenile fiction
  • Fairies, Juvenile fiction
  • Kindness, Juvenile fiction
  • Selfishness, Juvenile fiction
  • Princesses, Juvenile fiction
  • Kings and rulers, Juvenile fiction
  • Parent and child, Juvenile fiction
  • Pride and vanity, Juvenile fiction
  • Women shepherds, Juvenile fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote A Double Story?

A Double Story was written by George MacDonald.

What genre is A Double Story?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction, Classic Fantasy and Fairy Tales & Folklore.

Is A Double Story free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

Is there a free audiobook of A Double Story?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 4 h 05 min.

What books are similar to A Double Story?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Road to Oz, Five Children and It and Ozma of Oz.

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