Not sure if you’re quite understanding all the Scots dialogue in some of MacDonald's novels, but still want to read the original text? Our Scots-English editions feature the original Scots side-by-side with a translation by Scotsman David Jack. The fifth in our series, coming in time for Christmas, will be one of MacDonald’s greatest novels, Malcolm. Here’s one of the illustrations that will appear in it, by artist Carrie Stout.

“David Jack does a masterful job not only preserving the original meaning and nuance within his interpretation, but also respecting the original text by including it intact.”
—Dean Hardy, author of Waking the Dead: George MacDonald as Philosopher, Mystic, and Apologist