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Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood (The Cullen Collection) Kindle Edition

by George MacDonald (Author), Michael Phillips (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 36 ratings

The 19th-century novel of a boy coming of age in the Scottish Highlands—from the Victorian-era author of The Princess and the Goblin.

Released in 1871 after At the Back of the North Wind, MacDonald’s first realistic “young readers” novel follows the boyhood adventures of Ranald Bannerman up to the moment in his teens when he realizes that he is “not a man.” Thus begins his growth into true manhood. MacDonald’s editorship of the highly popular magazine Good Words for the Young in the late 1860s and early 1870s resulted in five young-reader stories, starting with At the Back of the North Wind, and continuing with Ranald Bannerman’s Boyhood and The Princess and the Goblin in succession. Set in and around MacDonald’s Scottish hometown of Huntly, many of young Ranald’s escapades, as in most of MacDonald’s Scots stories, are autobiographical. Ranald Bannerman fictionally presents the lighter, occasionally mischievous, side of MacDonald’s boyhood.
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  1. Print length
    189 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    RosettaBooks
  4. Publication date
    November 26, 2018
  5. File size
    1.5 MB
  6. Page Flip
    Enabled
  7. Word Wise
    Enabled
  8. Enhanced typesetting
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Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08KH51CTW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ RosettaBooks (November 26, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 26, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.5 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 189 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 36 ratings

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Customers find the book enjoyable and worthwhile. They find it edifying and a wonderful education, teaching virtues through an engaging story. The story portrays a boy growing up in the Highlands of the 19th century with a great sense of adventure and evolving identity.

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Customers enjoy the book. They find it an enjoyable, worthwhile read that is unpredictable yet mellow.

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"...Scotland and uninterested in the 19th century, for others of us it is delightful It is one of my favorite MacDonald stories." Read more

"The third book by Macdonald I have read and it was a worthwhile read. Unpredictable, yet mellow...." Read more

"I love this book. Lots of insight into George MacDonald's early life through the eyes of Ranald Bannerman, a fictional character." Read more

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Customers enjoy the story's depiction of a boy growing up in the Highlands of the 19th century. They find the story engaging and describe it as beautiful, with a great sense of adventure and evolving identity.

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  • A. Reader
    5.0 out of 5 stars A sublime depiction of (a boy) growing up in the Highlands of the 19th century.
    Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2017
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    This is a very different kind of book than most I’ve read. It does not have a single overriding dilemma or conflict that the hero has to solve or navigate. It’s not an adventure story it’s a story about the adventure that is growing up; more like a boy’s diary written belatedly. Yet is it strangely compelling and undeniably beautiful.

    You will not regret reading this book, in-fact you will very likely find it quite edifying. That-being-said, you won’t be able to put your finger on what it is about this volume that you find so fulfilling.

    Men will identify with the feelings Randal experiences during many of his exploits, like the mixture of fear and exhilaration he has when he sneaks out of the house late on star filled nights and the mixture of gratitude and guilt he feels when another (apparently fearless) boy rescues him from an angry, threatening bull.

    Woman will gain an appreciation for the idea of boyhood and why men look back on it with such romantic sentimentalism. They will also learn how boys think about the woman in their lives.

    For the near perfect depiction of the general, overarching sublimity of growing up in the highlands of the 19th century, I highly recommend this book.
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  • Barbara A. Berry
    5.0 out of 5 stars Virtue taught through an engaging story
    Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2019
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    This is the story of a boy becoming a man—not by aging chronologically so much as by learning virtues that are sorely lacking in the culture today: personal responsibility, unselfishness, kindness. while the storyline might be burdensome for an audience unfamiliar with Scotland and uninterested in the 19th century, for others of us it is delightful It is one of my favorite MacDonald stories.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book
    Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2025
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    It's a beautiful and heartfelt portrayal of a young man's boyhood. I am inspired to do "my work." A beautiful story!
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  • Megan Flores
    4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable, leisure read
    Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2019
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    The third book by Macdonald I have read and it was a worthwhile read. Unpredictable, yet mellow. A book you can put down and then come back to later without losing anything. Full of profound descriptions scattered through of how a soul and conscience grows up, surrounded by an overall pleasant, quiet story.
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  • Keith Hart
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Education!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2021
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    To read this MacDonald Story is a chance to grow and learn more of how we are to be in this world.
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  • Cynthia Anderson
    5.0 out of 5 stars George MacDonald, good as all his are
    Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2022
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    I love this book. Lots of insight into George MacDonald's early life through the eyes of Ranald Bannerman, a fictional character.
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  • Paul Julian
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great sense of adventure and evolving identity across the
    Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2014
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    I'm half way through and loving it. Some fabulous social commentary on gender especially regarding boys. All in engaging parabolic fashion. A great sense of adventure and evolving identity across the lifespan
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  • SRG
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2016
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    very similar to several other books by this author I think.
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