--- product_id: 10366307 title: "The Wise Woman and Other Stories" price: "164.77 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/10366307-the-wise-woman-and-other-stories store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # The Wise Woman and Other Stories **Price:** 164.77 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Wise Woman and Other Stories - **How much does it cost?** 164.77 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/10366307-the-wise-woman-and-other-stories) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description George MacDonald (1824-1905), the great nineteenth-century innovator of modern fantasy, influenced not only C. S. Lewis but also such literary masters as Charles Williams and J. R. R. Tolkien. Though his longer fairy tales Lilith and Phantastes are particularly famous, much of MacDonald’s best fantasy writing is found in his shorter stories. In this volume editor Glenn Sadler has compiled some of MacDonald’s finest short works — marvelous fairy tales and stories certain to delight readers familiar with MacDonald and those about to meet him for the first time. Review: Books to Nourish the Soul - If a book can feed you this one does. It reaches my consciousness on another level. I know its a children's story, but George MacDonald writes for children of all ages so I share these with my children, enjoying them as much as they do. He's now one of my favorite authors, along with Ethel Cook Eliot - check her out for more amazingly nourishing stories, but with softer edges, fairies, wind creatures and forest people. (The Wind Boy is my favorite, but The Little House in the Fairy Wood is the most popular / easy to find / free on Kindle) I got all the George MacDonald books I could find on Kindle and this story (along wiht the Light Princess and The Princess and the Goblins, and The Princess and Curdie) has stuck with me, an enduring tale. Review: Get it - Read this dudes books ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #133,538 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #165 in Children's Christian Values Fiction #922 in Children's Books on Girls' & Women's Issues #1,184 in Children's Folk Tales & Myths (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 135 Reviews | ## Images ![The Wise Woman and Other Stories - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/813PQ0VTVsL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Books to Nourish the Soul *by S***E on June 12, 2014* If a book can feed you this one does. It reaches my consciousness on another level. I know its a children's story, but George MacDonald writes for children of all ages so I share these with my children, enjoying them as much as they do. He's now one of my favorite authors, along with Ethel Cook Eliot - check her out for more amazingly nourishing stories, but with softer edges, fairies, wind creatures and forest people. (The Wind Boy is my favorite, but The Little House in the Fairy Wood is the most popular / easy to find / free on Kindle) I got all the George MacDonald books I could find on Kindle and this story (along wiht the Light Princess and The Princess and the Goblins, and The Princess and Curdie) has stuck with me, an enduring tale. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Get it *by J***E on May 8, 2026* Read this dudes books ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ aka The Lost Princess; make sure to get a version that isn't abridged *by B***E on May 17, 2014* I don't like MacDonald's At the Back of the North Wind. The main character was just too good and the story too obviously contrived. I skimmed The Light Princess and didn't feel engaged. However, I really liked this story, which I borrowed from the library as The Lost Princess. (Someday, I will get to the Princess series.) Since I enjoyed the story, I read it aloud to the kids and hopped on Amazon to get my own copy. I think there were only two options and both covers were less than appealing. One had a drawing of a nude girl (kneeling with her long hair covering herself but still clearly naked) and the other was of a real woman dressed as queen. I am grateful for a reviewer who warned that some copies of The Lost Princess are abridged and that the story is also (now?) being sold as The Wise Woman. The version I purchased is Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company; New edition edition (October 23, 1980). This version has dark black print in a rather ornate script -- as you can see from the sample. On a quick skim, I found a typo (Roasmond for Rosamond), but the entire story is here. Some of the printed pages are faint, but I let it go. Again, there aren't many options. This story isn't a surprise. It's about two spoiled girls: one a princess and the other a shepherd's daughter. The titular wise woman essentially kidnaps the princess, which could be disturbing. However, the tone is like that of a fairy tale (where lots of bad things happen) so it doesn't seem personally threatening. It is pretty didactic but I didn't think it was overbearing. The story describes various trials the girls endure as a result of their (dare I say it?) sin. I thought his analysis of their differences quite insightful, which elevated the story. It wasn't just about bad girls getting what they deserved. The story also moved along quite quickly. This made up for a little of the story's strangeness in parts (i.e. the shepherd's daughter was stuck in a ball and I think she was naked). Other stories are included in this version. I haven't gotten to them yet. I felt that the story itself was worth the price (around $12). --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/10366307-the-wise-woman-and-other-stories](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/10366307-the-wise-woman-and-other-stories) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-07-21*