Citation: George MacDonald, “The History of Photogen and Nycteris: A Day and Night Marchen,” in Stephen Archer (London: Publisher, 1882).

Modern editions:

  • George MacDonald, The Golden Key and Other Fairy Stories, illustrated Craig Yoe (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1980). Goodreads.

Bulloch (1925):

  • 1879. This story, which has sometimes been reprinted as “The Day boy and the night girl,” first appeared in the Christmas number of the Graphic of 1879 (xx., 4, 5, 8, 9).
  • 1882. It was reprinted in ” The Gifts of the child Christ,” sometimes issued as “Stephen Archer,” 1882.
  • 1904. It was reprinted—see under “ Dealings with fairies “—in 1904, 1905, 1906, 1990, and 1924.

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