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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950)

by C. S. Lewis

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Series: Chronicles of Narnia, Chronological by story (2), Chronicles of Narnia (1)

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Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter.
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One of my favorite books! It is hard not to like it! ( )
  Curtisjm | Jun 6, 2023 |
Independent reading level:Grades 3-5
Awards: The John Newbery Medal, National Fantasy Fan Federation Speculative Fiction Awards, Retro Hugo Award ( )
  Amber_Vickers | May 4, 2023 |
Independent Reading Level: 4th Grade
Awards/Honors: None ( )
  Taylorsapp | May 4, 2023 |
I remember reading this series as a child and not understanding some things, so im rereading it now that I know more.

This is probably the story out of all of the books that I remember the best, partially because I also watched the movie a few times. I'm surprised at how close the movie was in my recollection.

I definitely understand more now, especially with the deep magic and Aslan's sacrifice. I look forward to reading the rest of the series and understanding even more. ( )
  BarnesBookshelf | May 2, 2023 |
You'd have to be pretty hard-hearted not to enjoy "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", at least as a nostalgia hit. There's no surprise that it has become such a prominent part of so many childhoods, with its fascinating idea of a world reached through someone's wardrobe, where bored children on summer holiday can find white witches and talking lions. It's an ideal escapist story for kids (very much in the 'Harry Potter' vein) and - unlike a lot of today's rather bland children's literature - has a real sense of being a story that can be shared. Lewis' narrative voice is wonderful, somewhere between "kindly adult" and "co-conspirator".

Of course, there is the religious element, which isn't so prominent here as in the later books, but which can leave an uncomfortable taste. Not that I think we should begrudge all items from other eras because of their cultural biases, but if I ever have children, I'd want to be able to explain to them why they should take the whole resurrection business with a grain of salt! Still, it doesn't take away from the childhood magic of this book, even if Philip Pullman is probably a worthy successor-cum-replacement! ( )
  therebelprince | May 1, 2023 |
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When I began reading the story, it seemed well written but the fairy-tale atmosphere was curiously cut-and-dried... Two of my daughters re-educated me. I made the mistake of reading them the first chapter, and since then it has been two chapter a night, sometimes followed by tears when a third chapter is not forthcoming.
added by Ankit_Kumar | editThe New York Times Book Review, Chad Walsh (pay site) (Nov 12, 1950)
 
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C. S. Lewis—primary authorall editionscalculated
Baynes, PaulineIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Birmingham, ChristianIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Bovenkamp-Gordeau, Madeleine van denTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Hane, RogerCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Lavis, StephenCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Canonical title
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Original title
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Alternative titles
Original publication date
1950
People/Characters
Aslan
Peter Pevensie
Susan Pevensie
Edmund Pevensie
Lucy Pevensie
Important places
Narnia
The Stone Table
Professor Kirke's Old Mansion
Cair Paravel
London, England, UK
Important events
World War II (1939 | 1945)
World War II, British Home Front
Evacuation of British Children in WW2
Return of Father Christmas
Christmas
Related movies
The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (1979 | IMDb)
The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe (1988 | IMDb)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005 | IMDb)
Awards and honors
Waterstones Books of the Century (1997, No 21)
Prix de La Nuit du Livre (Bibliothèque Gallimard de Jeunesse, Prix de la Nuit du Livre ®, 2013)
Waterstones The Nation's Favourite Children's Books (1997, No 3)
Time's All-Time 100 Novels selection
BBC's Big Read (Best loved novel, 2003, No 09)
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Dedication
To Lucy Barfield
My Dear Lucy,
I wrote this story for you, but when I began it I had not realized that girls grow quicker than books. As a result you are already too old for fairy tales, and by the time it is printed and bound you will be older still. But some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again. You can then take it down from some upper shelf, dust it, and tell me what you think of it. I shall probably be too deaf to hear, and too old to understand a word you say, but I shall still be
your affectionate Godfather,
C. S. Lewis
First words
Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy.
Quotations
"It means," said Aslan, "that though the witch knew the Deep Magic, there is a magic deeper still, which she did not know. Her knowledge goes back only to the dawn of time. But if she could have looked a little further back, into the stillness and darkness before Time dawned, she would have read there a different incantation. She would have known that when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
"How stupid of me! But I've never seen a Son of Adam or a Daughter of Eve before. I am delighted..."
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Disambiguation notice
Unabridged. Please do not combine with any abridged edition.

Please do not combine ISBN 0007206054 (abridged movie storybook) with original full-length book.

Please do not combine The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe with The Chronicles of Narnia.

ISBN 0001857010 is also an abridged version.
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