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The Portent and Other Stories by George MacDonald, an English-language classic.
The Portent and Other Stories is a work by George MacDonald.
From the opening pages: “And permit me to say a few words about the story.--It is a Romance. I am well aware that, with many readers, this epithet will be enough to ensure condemnation. But there ought to be a place for any story, which, although founded in the marvellous, is true to human nature and to itself. Truth to Humanity, and harmony within itself, are almost the sole unvarying essentials of a work of art. Even _The Rime of the Ancient Mariner_--than which what more marvellous?--is true in these respects. And Shakespere himself will allow any amount of the marvellous, provided this truth is observed. I hope my story is thus true; and therefore, while it claims some place, undeserving of being classed with what are commonly called _sensational novels._”
