The longest of all MacDonald’s novels, Donal Grant (first published 1883) is a gothic masterpiece following in the tradition of Jane Eyre; only with yet greater extremes of spiritual darkness and light.
In this compelling sequel to Sir Gibbie, Donal leaves his old home behind him, and takes up a tutorship in the fictional town of “Auchars.” There he meets the proud but unhappy heiress Lady Arctura, and as their friendship deepens into love, he needs all of his hard-won faith to ward off the destructive forces that threaten her life and happiness. The long-buried secrets associated with ancient Castle Graham, its hidden chambers and its "ghost music," must also be probed; and most sinister of all, there walks the unquiet form of Lord Morven, possessed by a legion of devils…
“Once again David Jack has worked his literary alchemy and reveals to those of us who have no knowledge of the Scots Doric one of George MacDonald’s finest books.” -Douglas Gresham, Stepson of C. S. Lewis & Series Producer, The Chronicles of Narnia.
Full original text, plus for all passages in the Scots tongue, the original Scots is shown with a side-by-side translation into English by David Jack