The Golden Key (George MacDonald)

Of a transcendent book, aimed at both children and adults. (The written version of this review was first published February 11, 2017. Written versions are available here: https://theworthyhouse.com/2017/02/11/book-review-the-golden-key-george-macdonald/)

"This is a very famous book, not quite children’s fairy tale and not quite adult allegory—or rather, it’s both, and more. As fairy tale and as allegory, it has so light a touch as to be ethereal, combined with a feeling of enormous substance. There is, for child or adult, little obvious moral, yet the reader is left with a feeling of transcendence. Quite an accomplishment in what is really just a short story, and doubtless why the book is still famous today." . . .