# At the Back of the North Wind — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald.

- [The Hayloft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/i-the-hayloft.md): Little Diamond, a boy who sleeps in a hayloft above the stable, discovers a hole in the wall behind his bed through which the North Wind speaks to him. After a playful argument about the hole being a window, Diamond agre
- [II: The Lawn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/ii-the-lawn.md): Diamond, after meeting North Wind in the hayloft, descends into the stable to visit his horse, then goes out to the yard expecting to find North Wind waiting. She is gone, and he feels lonely and disappointed. He wanders
- [Old Diamond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/iii-old-diamond.md): Diamond wakes early, climbs onto the horse Old Diamond, and is discovered by his mother. He later goes on another adventure with North Wind, who appears as a young girl, and they travel together through the night.
- [IV: North Wind](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/iv-north-wind.md): Diamond rides with North Wind as she sweeps the sky, but when he sees a lonely little girl struggling in the wind, he asks to help her. North Wind sets him down, and Diamond runs after the girl, eventually catching her. 
- [V: The Summerhouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/v-the-summerhouse.md): Diamond keeps his adventures with North Wind to himself, unsure if others would believe him. His father takes him to ride the horse Diamond to the blacksmith, and Diamond learns to guide the horse by first yielding to it

> 35 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se_776kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [VI: Out in the Storm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/vi-out-in-the-storm.md)
- [VII: The Cathedral](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/vii-the-cathedral.md)
- [VIII: The East Window](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/viii-the-east-window.md)
- [IX: How Diamond Got to the Back of the North Wind](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/ix-how-diamond-got-to-the-back-of-the-north-wind.md)
- [X: At the Back of the North Wind](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/x-at-the-back-of-the-north-wind.md)
- [XI: How Diamond Got Home Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xi-how-diamond-got-home-again.md)
- [XII: Who Met Diamond at Sandwich](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xii-who-met-diamond-at-sandwich.md)
- [XIII: The Seaside](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xiii-the-seaside.md)
- [Old Diamond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xiv-old-diamond.md)
- [XV: The Mews](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xv-the-mews.md)
- [Diamond Makes a Beginning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xvi-diamond-makes-a-beginning.md)
- [Diamond Goes On](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xvii-diamond-goes-on.md)
- [The Drunken Cabman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xviii-the-drunken-cabman.md)
- [XIX: Diamond’s Friends](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xix-diamond-s-friends.md)
- [Diamond Learns to Read](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xx-diamond-learns-to-read.md)
- [Little Boy Blue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/little-boy-blue.md)
- [Sal’s Nanny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xxi-sal-s-nanny.md)
- [Mr. Raymond’s Riddle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xxii-mr-raymond-s-riddle.md)
- [XXIII: The Early Bird](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xxiii-the-early-bird.md)
- [Another Early Bird](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xxiv-another-early-bird.md)
- [The True Story of the Cat and the Fiddle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/the-true-story-of-the-cat-and-the-fiddle.md)
- [XXV: Diamond's Dream](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xxv-diamond-s-dream.md)
- [Diamond Takes a Fare the Wrong Way Right](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xxvi-diamond-takes-a-fare-the-wrong-way-right.md)
- [XXVII: The Children’s Hospital](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xxvii-the-children-s-hospital.md)
- [Little Daylight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xxviii-little-daylight.md)
- [XXIX: Ruby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xxix-ruby.md)
- [XXX: Nanny's Dream](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xxx-nanny-s-dream.md)
- [The North Wind Doth Blow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xxxi-the-north-wind-doth-blow.md)
- [Diamond and Ruby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xxxii-diamond-and-ruby.md)
- [The Prospect Brightens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xxxiii-the-prospect-brightens.md)
- [In the Country](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xxxiv-in-the-country.md)
- [XXXV: I Make Diamond’s Acquaintance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xxxv-i-make-diamond-s-acquaintance.md)
- [Diamond Questions North Wind](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xxxvi-diamond-questions-north-wind.md)
- [XXXVII: Once More](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xxxvii-once-more.md)
- [At the Back of the North Wind](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind_se/chapters/xxxviii-at-the-back-of-the-north-wind.md)

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