The Vicar's Daughter (SUNRISE CENTENARY EDITIONS OF THE WORKS OF GEORGE MACDONALD : Novels)

A sequel to The Seaboard Parish, and following the early married life of one of the Walton daughters, this third book in what is sometimes called "The Marshmallows Trilogy" is even less dramatic of plot than its prequel, demonstrating that (though he was paid a tremendous sum for it in comparison to the fifty pounds or less he received for some books), his remarkable output and quality notwithstanding, not every one of MacDonald's titles can be considered a masterpiece. Its characterization of MacDonald's friend and patron Lady Byron, however, is noteworthy.