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Fae & Fairy FictionAdventureClassic Fantasy

The Golden Key

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  • 1906 first published
  • 85 pages
  • 41 editions
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The Golden Key is a 1906 fae fiction and adventure fiction novella by George MacDonald. Key subjects include fairy tales, boys, girls and fairies.

18 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 41 editions.

It runs to roughly 85 pages — about an hour and a half of reading at an average pace.

About The Golden Key

The adventurous wanderings of a boy and girl to find the keyhole which fits the rainbow's golden key.
Description from Open Library

Opening line

“There was a boy who used to sit in the twilight and listen to his great-aunt's stories.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Fairy tales
  • Children's fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Boys
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Girls
  • Fairies
  • Adventure and adventurers
  • Adventure stories

Quick answers

Who wrote The Golden Key?

The Golden Key was written by George MacDonald and first published in 1906.

What genre is The Golden Key?

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

How long is The Golden Key?

The median edition has 85 pages, about about an hour and a half of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Golden Key?

Readers who like it often enjoy Five Children and It, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz and The Story of the Treasure Seekers.

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