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Orts 23, 1991, The George Macdonald Society
Orts 23, 1991, The George Macdonald Society
Orts: The George MacDonald Society Newsletter
1. Calendar * “George MacDonald and his Background”: a talk by Bill Raeper at Huntly Hotel, The Square, Huntly, on Wed 28th August at 8.00pm. This meeting will be used for the formal announcement of the establishment of the MacDonald Essay prizes (see para. 5). * Members are cordially invited to the Children’s Books History Society on Tuesday November 19th at 6.30pm, when Raphael Shaberman will talk on “George MacDonald: Compiling a Biography”, with special reference to the children’s books. Place: The Library Association, Ridgemount St, London (off Store St, Tottenham Court Rd, near Goodge St & Tottenham Court Rd …
Orts 22, 1991, The George Macdonald Society
Orts 22, 1991, The George Macdonald Society
Orts: The George MacDonald Society Newsletter
1. The Library. The George MacDonald Library at King’s College has moved. It is still housed with the Charles Williams collection in the Head Librarian’s office, but that has moved and is now the last room (overlooking the river) on the first floor on the left side of the main courtyard. Of MacDonald’s works we lack Poems (1857), The Portent, Rampolli, The Gifts of the Christ Child and Other Tales, A Cabinet of Gems, Heather and Snow, the annotated Hamlet and A Threefold Cord. Unfortunately most of these were restricted to one edition and so are quite rare. Of the …
Orts 21, 1991, The George Macdonald Society
Orts 21, 1991, The George Macdonald Society
Orts: The George MacDonald Society Newsletter
This was held on Nov 30th 1990 at Westbourne Park Villas. 15 members were present, with 2 observers and apologies from four members. The Committee was confirmed in office for the coming year, and the Chairman’s, Secretary’s and Treasurer’s Reports given and approved. The Chairman said it had “been a good year: the Huntly visit had gone well, membership was up, and several new publications about MacDonald were due out. The Treasurer reported that the Society now had a balance of £181.62, though postage for North Wind still had to be paid. The Huntly visit had made a profit of …
Orts 24, 1991, The George Macdonald Society
Orts 24, 1991, The George Macdonald Society
Orts: The George MacDonald Society Newsletter
1. New Editor Required! Pressure of work has forced our editor Kathy Triggs to resign. She edited North Wind from its inception until a few years ago and then switched to the editorship of Orts. It was her painstaking work editing North Wind in the early years of the Society which, more than anything else, established the Society’s position in literary circles. (See note “Royal Recognition” below.) Kathy hopes to continue to contribute to North Wind and has, indeed, produced an article for the current number. ** Could YOU take over the editorship of Orts for us? ** There are …