At the back of the North Wind
By: by George MacDonald ; illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Contributors: Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935, ill.
Publisher: Books of Wonder; William Morrow and Co.
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 347
ISBN-13: 9780688078089
Subjects: Fairy tales
Description: The adventures of a little boy, named for his father's favorite horse, as he travels with the beautiful lady North Wind and comes to know the many facets of her protective and violent temper.
Notes: Reprint. Originally published: Philadelphia : David McKay, 1919.
Table of contents: title: The hay-loft; title: The lawn; title: Old Diamond; title: North Wind; title: The summer-house; title: Out in the storm; title: The cathedral; title: The east window; title: How Diamond got to the back of the North Wind; title: At the back of the North Wind; title: How Diamond got home again; title: Who met Diamond at Sandwich; title: The seaside; title: Old Diamond; title: The Mews; title: Diamond makes a beginning; title: Diamond goes on; title: The drunken cabman; title: Diamond's friends; title: Diamond learns to read; title: Sal's nanny; title: Mr. Raymond's riddle; title: The early bird; title: Another early bird; title: Diamond's dream; title: Diamond takes a fare the wrong way right; title: The children's hospital; title: Little Daylight; title: Ruby; title: Nanny's dream; title: The North Wind doth blow; title: Diamond and Ruby; title: The prospect brightens; title: In the country; title: I make Diamond's acquaintance; title: Diamond questions North Wind; title: Once more; title: At the back of the North Wind