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Huntly hails the literary giant Scotland forgot . . .
From: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK)
Date: 20070303
Author:Alistair Beaton
He Was the son of a Huntly farmer and became an inspirational literary figure - but now his work is seldom read in his own country.
This weekend the Aberdeenshire town which was home to George MacDonald will celebrate the contribution made by a man who was hailed by the Victorians as a literary legend.
The J.K. Rowling of his time, MacDonald, who was born in 1824, was a friend of leading writers such as Dickens, Tennyson, Wilkie Collins, Mark Twain and Ruskin.
His works are still celebrated as far afield as New Zealand and the United States.
Last night, an unveiling of a new work ...
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