Lilith by George MacDonald (1895)

"Lilith" is a fantasy novel written by George MacDonald and published in 1895. The story follows the protagonist Mr. Vane, who finds himself transported to a mysterious world where he meets Lilith, a beautiful but dangerous woman with supernatural powers. As he tries to uncover the secrets of this strange realm, he becomes entangled in a web of intrigue and danger that threatens his very existence. The book explores themes of love, death, and redemption, as well as the nature of good and evil.

By George MacDonald · First published 1895 · Genre: Fantasy, Allegory, Gothic · 47 chapters

Contents

• The Library
• The Mirror
• The Raven
• Somewhere or Nowhere?
• The Old Church
• The Sexton's Cottage
• The Cemetery
• My Father's Manuscript
• I Repent
• The Bad Burrow
• The Evil Wood
• Friends and Foes
• The Little Ones
• A Crisis
• A Strange Hostess
• A Gruesome Dance
• A Grotesque Tragedy
• Dead or Alive?
• The White Leech
• Gone! -- but how?
• The Fugitive Mother
• Bulika
• A Woman of Bulika
• The White Leopardess
• The Princess
• A Battle Royal
• The Silent Fountain
• I am Silenced
• The Persian Cat
• Adam Explains
• The Sexton's Old Horse
• The Lovers and the Bags
• Lona's Narrative
• Preparation
• The Little Ones in Bulika
• Mother and Daughter
• The Shadow
• To the House of Bitterness
• That Night
• The House of Death
• I am Sent
• I Sleep the Sleep
• The Dreams that Came
• The Waking
• The Journey Home
• The City
• The "Endless Ending"

More by George MacDonald

• The Golden Key (1867)
• At the Back of the North Wind (1871)
• Phantastes (1858)
• The Light Princess (1864)
• The Cruel Painter (1875)
• The Castle (1870)
• The Wow o'Riven (1874)
• The Broken Swords (1954)
• All works by George MacDonald