Introduction to There and Back

* Photograph, 1891.

^† Anacosm—“Throughout/between the worlds” or perhaps “the world anew/throughout/inside.”

* So significant do I consider this principle in MacDonald’s calculus of spirituality that I made it the first and foundational of the nine primary truths identified in my small booklet, George MacDonald’s Spiritual Vision: An Introductory Overview.

Note

* Oddly, this dedication did not appear in the one-volume U.K. editions, though continued to appear in U.S. editions. The note about the dream, however, persisted in all editions.—MP

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* Image from cover of 1891 Kegan Paul one-volume edition.