All Damned, All Saved:The Platypus Reads Part LXXV

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After "The Summer of Lovecraft," I decided to scrub my brain with a little George MacDonald.  I chose "Lilith," since it seemed to complement all the weird literature from this summer's reading.  As it turns out, this was an apt choice since H.P. Lovecraft recommended it (particularly the original draft) as an excellent example of the British incarnation of the "weird tale."  After re-reading "Lilith," I find the fact that Lovecraft recommends the book distinctly odd.  After all, can there be two cosmic visions farther apart than Lovecraft's "be eaten first" and MacDonald's "even Lilith shall be saved"?  Of course, the features of the book that were most important to MacDonald the pastor are probably not the features that appealed most to Lovecraft the agnostic/atheist.  Still, it's an interesting link.

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Lemming said…
not just "even Lilith shall be saved." But rather, even Lilith and her Master shall be saved, if I remember correctly. (It has been over 5 years since I read it)
4:03 PM
James said…
No, you're right. He says that the "Great Shadow" will be the last, but that he will come and sleep in Adam's house as well.
4:56 PM
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