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Loading... The Horse and His Boy (1954)by C. S. Lewis
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In the opinion of this admirer, "The Horse and His Boy" is relatively unispired. It does not glow as much as the incomparable first book of the series, "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." It has not as much gay satire and plain excitement as several of the others. Just possibly the Narnian fields are suffering from overcropping, and could stand lying fallow while other fields are put back into cultivation. Is contained inHas the adaptationHas as a commentary on the text
A boy and a talking horse share an adventurous and dangerous journey to Narnia to warn of invading barbarians. No library descriptions found. |
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