C. S. Lewis said everything he wrote was influenced by George MacDonald. According to Lewis, there is ``hardly any other writer who seems to be closer, or more continuously close, to the Spirit of Christ Himself.`` Writing a preface and selecting MacDonalds most poignant passages, Lewis introduces us to these extraordinary treasures. Ranging from ``Inexorable Love`` to ``The Torment of Death,`` these words will instruct and uplift.