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George MacDonald, born in Huntly, Scotland, in 1824, was a man who lived between two worlds: the intellectual world of Victorian science and the imaginative world of deep spiritual faith. Before writing Lilith in 1895, MacDonald had already established himself as a brilliant poet and a mentor to some of the greatest writers of his age. However, MacDonald’s life was also touched by great tragedy, as he lost several of his children and his own health to illness. These personal sorrows deeply influenced Lilith, which was one of the final major works of his long career. MacDonald’s unique perspective as a former clergyman allowed him to weave moral questions into his fantasy worlds.