Poems #226262

George macdonald was born at Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in 1824. After taking his degree at the University of Aber deen, he studied theology, and preached for a short time as an Independent minister in Surrey and Sussex. He left the ministry, however, and became a lay member of the Church of England, settling in London and devoting himself to literature. In r872 — 73 he lectured in the United States.