The Portent

This new edition of George MacDonald's 1864 classic is updated and introduced as Volume 3 in The Cullen Collection by Michael Phillips.In The Portent, first person narrator Duncan Campbell is engaged as tutor in a large mansion. There he falls under the spell of somnambulist Lady Alice, who is trapped between the worlds of wakefulness and sleep. This spooky tale of the Scottish “second sight” is a thorough spine-tingling ghost story worthy of The Twilight Zone. MacDonald’s love of mysterious old castles and libraries plays a significant role in the story.Because of its mystical flavor, The Portent is often linked with MacDonald’s earlier Phantastes. Though the books are completely different, The Portent yet contains elements that appeal to readers of MacDonald’s fantasy writings, and thus spans the genres of both fantasy and realistic fiction. It is decidedly not a children’s story, and is sure to raise the hair on the back of the neck for even the most intrepid of readers.Shorter tha