George MacDonald, a Scottish novelist, wrote the children's book At the Back of the North Wind. In the book, a small child named Diamond is the main character. He is a really kind youngster who spreads happiness everywhere he goes. He brings his family's tranquilly while battling hopelessness and doom. Diamond continually patches up a hole in the loft wall (which doubles as his bedroom) one night as he tries to get some rest. He quickly learns, though, that doing this prevents the North Wind from seeing through her window. She makes friends with Diamond, and North Wind let him to soar with her so they may go on various adventures. Though the North Wind conducts wonderful actions and helps people, she sometimes does seemingly dreadful things. She needs to sink a ship as part of one of her duties. But even her seemingly negative actions result in positive outcomes. The North Wind appears to symbolise Pain and Death acting in accordance with God's plan for something positive.
George MacDonald (10 December 1824-18 September 1905) was a Scottish writer, poet and Christian minister. The son of a farming family in Aberdeenshire, he completed a professor at King's College London. Starting his career as a Congregationalist minister, he resigned after two years when his unconventional views contended irreconcilably with those of his followers. He was a leading figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. In addition to his fairy tales, MacDonald wrote some works of Christian beliefs, including several collections of sermons. He was not limited to writing theology. He also wrote and is more well-known for, his fantasy work. Books like Phantastes, The Princess and the Goblin and The Golden Key are predecessors to modern fantasy. His stories are Christian theories bound in the clothing of myth and legend. His writings have been quoted as a major literary influence by many notable authors including Lewis Carroll, W.H. Auden, Mark Twain, etc.
