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Fae & Fairy FictionVictorian Science FictionClassic Fantasy

The Day Boy and the Night Girl

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  • 1904 first published
  • 40 pages
  • ★ 4.2 (5 ratings)
  • 27 editions
  • 🎧 1 h 37 min free audiobook
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George MacDonald's The Day Boy and the Night Girl (1904) is a fae fiction and Victorian science fiction short story. Readers will find themes of fairy tales, Children's Audio - 9-12 and religion.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 18 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 27 editions.

At about 40 pages, most readers finish it in about 45 minutes. A free LibriVox audiobook (1 h 37 min) is available.

About The Day Boy and the Night Girl

A curse from a witch decrees that a boy will never wake at night nor sleep during the day; while a girl is doomed never to sleep at night nor wake during the day, until a twist of fate brings them together.
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Free audiobook

The Day Boy and the Night Girl — LibriVox recording, 1 h 37 min in 7 sections.

Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.

Opening line

“THERE was once a witch who desired to know everything.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Fairy tales
  • Classics
  • Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
  • Children's Audio - 9-12
  • Christianity - Literature & the Arts
  • Religion

Quick answers

Who wrote The Day Boy and the Night Girl?

The Day Boy and the Night Girl was written by George MacDonald and first published in 1904.

What genre is The Day Boy and the Night Girl?

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

How long is The Day Boy and the Night Girl?

The median edition has 40 pages, about about 45 minutes of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is there a free audiobook of The Day Boy and the Night Girl?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 1 h 37 min.

What books are similar to The Day Boy and the Night Girl?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz and The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle.

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