Gutta-Percha Willie / The Working Genius
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About This Book
A Victorian-era fairy tale of one woman’s quest to redeem a selfish girl—from the Scottish author of The Princess and the Goblin. This shorter fairy tale “Double Story” (by which title it was also published), tells the story of spoiled Princess Rosamond, and a mysterious wise woman whom she meets in the forest, and who continues to come to her in different guises which the princess does not always recognize. Considered by some as one of MacDonald’s “short stories” rather than a novel, this edition includes MacDonald’s insightful essay, “The Fantastic Imagination.” This edition of The Wise W...
Chapters (49)
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- THE HISTORY OF GUTTA-PERCHA WILLIE. CHAPTER I.
- WHO HE WAS AND WHERE HE WAS.
- CHAPTER II.
- WILLIE'S EDUCATION.
- CHAPTER III.
- HE IS TURNED INTO SOMETHING HE NEVER WAS BEFORE.
- CHAPTER IV.
- HE SERVES AN APPRENTICESHIP.
- CHAPTER V.
- HE GOES TO LEARN A TRADE.
- CHAPTER VI.
- HOW WILLIE LEARNED TO READ BEFORE HE KNEW HIS LETTERS.
- CHAPTER VII.
- SOME THINGS THAT CAME OF WILLIE'S GOING TO SCHOOL.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- WILLIE DIGS AND FINDS WHAT HE DID NOT EXPECT.
- CHAPTER IX.
- A MARVEL.
- CHAPTER X.
- A NEW ALARUM.
- CHAPTER XI.
- SOME OF THE SIGHTS WILLIE SAW.
- CHAPTER XII.
- A NEW SCHEME.
- CHAPTER XIII.
- WILLIE'S NEST IN THE RUINS.
- CHAPTER XIV.
- WILLIE'S GRANDMOTHER.
- CHAPTER XV.
- HYDRAULICS.
- CHAPTER XVI.
- HECTOR HINTS AT A DISCOVERY.
- CHAPTER XVII.
- HOW WILLIE WENT ON.
- CHAPTER XVIII.
- WILLIE'S TALK WITH HIS GRANDMOTHER.
- CHAPTER XVIX.
- CHAPTER XX.
- HOW WILLIE DID HIS BEST TO MAKE A BIRD OF AGNES.
- CHAPTER XXI.
- HOW AGNES LIKED BEING A BIRD.
- CHAPTER XXII.
- WILLIE'S PLANS BUD.
- CHAPTER XXIII.
- WILLIE'S PLANS BLOSSOM.
- CHAPTER XXIV.
- WILLIE'S PLANS BEAR FRUIT.
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