The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis, 1950
Four children walk through the back of a wardrobe into a country locked in endless winter, where the animals talk and a lion is expected.
C.S. Lewis
Lewis writes as if he trusts you to keep up: the winter country behind the wardrobe is cold and quiet and worth taking seriously, and the talking animals in «The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe» feel like neighbours rather than decorations. «The Horse and His Boy» has the same plain, quick way of telling, with long rides, narrow escapes and a lion always somewhere behind. Start with the wardrobe book if you want the famous door into it; start with the horse book if you would rather begin on the road.
Feels like wonder, faith and freedom.
Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Narnia began with a single picture Lewis had carried since he was about sixteen: a faun standing in a snowy wood with an umbrella and parcels.
There is an age for fairy tales, and it comes after childhood.
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. Books by C.S. Lewis
The Horse and His Boy
C.S. Lewis, 1954
A boy and a talking horse flee slavery in the south and ride north through desert cities and mountain passes, toward a lion they cannot outrun.
The Silver Chair
C.S. Lewis, 1953
Two children descend into an underground kingdom to rescue a prince, armed with four signs and very little courage.
The Last Battle
C.S. Lewis, 1956
Narnia's last days: an ape, a donkey, a false Aslan, and a handful of creatures deciding what they still believe.
The Chronicles of Narnia
C.S. Lewis, 1950
A journey into a land of profound moral weight and impossible geography, where childhood magic confronts ancient law.
The Magician’s Nephew
C.S. Lewis, 1955
A boy and a girl stumble into a wood between worlds, where a wrong bell wakes an ancient evil and a lion begins to sing.
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