David Elginbrod (Annotated)

**Shows 1740 definitions for unfamiliar broad Scots words in blue superscriptStory of a father who could not be wiser or nobler, a daughter blossoming into true womanhood, and, especially, a young tutor. Written in 1863, this book gives a realistic glimpse of life in rural Scotland and London in the Victorian era. A clever mystery entwined in spiritualism and mesmerism lies at the heart of the story.Like all MacDonald’s fiction, David Elginbrod conveys “profound spiritual wisdom in a well-written, compelling story” (Michael Phillips). An abridged version for the modern reader was published as The Tutor's First Love by Michael Phillips (Bethany House, 1984).This “MacDonald-lover Edition”**gives much additional proofing to the scanned text**restores the original italics (important in reading MacDonald)**trims occasional impossibly-thick phrases**formats poetry and quotations (sets it apart as the original print edition did)**converts chapter titles (from Roman numerals and all caps) and quotation marks (to typographic) Read more