Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood

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image_caption = Round Kirsty's Fire (pg 57)
author = George MacDonald
illustrator = Arthur Hughes
cover_artist = Laurence Housman
country = United Kingdom
language = English
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publisher = Strahan & Co., Publishers
release_date = 1871
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"Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood" is a realistic, largely autobiographical, novel by George MacDonald. It was first published in 1871.

Plot introduction

Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood is a story of a young motherless boy growing up with his brothers in a Scottish manse. The list of characters includes: Kirsty, an enchanting Highland storyteller, Turkey, the intrepid cowherd, the evil Kelpie, and the lovely Elsie Duff. Throughout the twists and turns of his escapades and adventures Ranald learns from his father the important lessons of courage and integrity.

Literary significance and criticism

#"full of sweetness, full of boy-life and true goodness". "(New York Independent, 1871")
#"Mr. Macdonald writes of youthful experiences in a way unequaled by any other author of the day, and this volume is in his best style." -Boston Post [A New Godiva, By Sydney Hodges, pg. 343]

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