Donal Grant. Title: The Shepherd's Castle . The novel, 1883 . The second novel of the cycle "Poet and the Poor" Translated into Russian: О. Lukmanova . In this novel, the Scottish writer George McDonald will talk about a faithful friend, shepherd, poet and teacher Donal Grant. Having parted with dreams of his first love, Donal goes into the world in search of work and his calling. He is waiting for new places, new students, new friends and foes, many different events and adventures, new poems, new revelations and thoughts about God and His truth and, of course, new love. In this book there are unhurried conversations, and the terrible secrets of the ancient castle, and ancient legends, and violent skirmishes - what is called, "life, death and spiritual meaning."