The History of Photogen and Nycteris. a Day and

The History of Photogen and Nycteris is a novel by George MacDonald that tells the story of two young people who are separated by their different abilities to see in light or darkness. The book explores themes of love, identity, and the power of imagination.

By George MacDonald · First published 1890 · Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Romance · 20 chapters

Contents

• Watho
• Aurora
• Vesper
• Photogen
• Nycteris
• How Photogen Grew
• How Nycteris Grew
• The Lamp
• Out
• The Great Lamp
• The Sunset
• The Garden
• Something Quite New
• The Sun
• The Coward Hero
• An Evil Nurse
• Watho's Wolf
• Refuge
• The Werewolf
• All is Well

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