Citation: George MacDonald, “Little Daylight,” in Works of Fancy and Imagination (London: Publisher, 1871).


Description: This story, found in At the Back of the North Wind, is MacDonald’s adaptation of the traditional story of Snow White.


Modern print editions:

  • George MacDonald, Little Daylight, ed. Michael Wilhelm, ill. Lucy Hough (Hamden, Connecticut: Winged Lion Press, 2025). Direct order.

Bulloch (1925):

  • This fairy story first appeared in (ix., 227-270) “Works of fancy and Imagination” (1871, 1876, 1884).
  • It was reprinted, as noted under “Dealings with fairies,” in 1893, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1920, 1924.

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