In 1880, George MacDonald, the Scottish poet, novelist and preacher, in the wake of the deaths of two of his children, published A Book of Strife in the Form of the Diary of an Old Soul .
Readers were invited to write their own reflections on the "White page." MacDonald wrote: "Let your White page.
In the first edition of this classic collection there was a blank Page opposite each Page of poems.
This book, which unites grief and hope in hard-won faith, contains a poem for every day of the year.
In 1880, George MacDonald, the Scottish poet, novelist and preacher, in the wake of the deaths of two of his children, published A Book of Strife in the Form of the Diary of an Old Soul