The Chronicles of Narnia - Wikipedia. The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of sevenfantasy novels by C. S. Lewis. It is considered a classic of children's literature and is the author's best- known work, having sold over 1.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Background and conception. Although Lewis originally conceived what would become The Chronicles of Narnia in 1939, he did not finish writing the first book The Lion. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis, and illustrators Pauline Baynes, Chris Van Allsburg in 1978, and Leo and Diane.

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Written by Lewis, illustrated by Pauline Baynes, Chris Van Allsburg in 1. Leo and Diane Dillon in 1. London between 1. The Chronicles of Narnia has been adapted several times, complete or in part, for radio, television, the stage, and film. Set in the fictional realm of Narnia, a fantasy world of magic, mythical beasts, and talking animals, the series narrates the adventures of various children who play central roles in the unfolding history of that world. Except in The Horse and His Boy, the protagonists are all children from the real world, magically transported to Narnia, where they are called upon by the lion Aslan to protect Narnia from evil and restore the throne to its rightful line.

The books span the entire history of Narnia, from its creation in The Magician's Nephew to its eventual destruction in The Last Battle. Inspiration for the series was taken from multiple sources; in addition to adapting numerous traditional Christian themes, Lewis freely borrowed characters and ideas from Greek and Roman mythology as well as from traditional British and Irish fairy tales. The books have profoundly influenced adult and children's fantasy literature since World War II. Lewis's exploration of themes not usually present in children's literature, such as religion, as well as the books' perceived treatment of issues including race and gender, has caused some controversy. Background and conception[edit]Although Lewis originally conceived what would become The Chronicles of Narnia in 1.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe until 1. The Magician's Nephew, the penultimate book to be published, but the last to be written, was completed in 1. Watch Argo Online.

Lewis did not write the books in the order in which they were originally published, nor were they published in their current chronological order of presentation.[4]: 2. The original illustrator, Pauline Baynes, created pen and ink drawings for the Narnia books that are still used in the editions published today. Lewis was awarded the 1. Carnegie Medal for The Last Battle, the final book in the saga.

Fellow children's author Roger Lancelyn Green first referred to the series as The Chronicles of Narnia, in March 1. Lewis his recently completed fourth book The Silver Chair, originally entitled Night under Narnia.[5]Lewis described the origin of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in an essay entitled "It All Began with a Picture": The Lion all began with a picture of a Faun carrying an umbrella and parcels in a snowy wood. This picture had been in my mind since I was about sixteen. Then one day, when I was about forty, I said to myself: 'Let's try to make a story about it.'[6]Shortly before the start of World War II, many children were evacuated to the English countryside in anticipation of attacks on London and other major urban areas by Nazi Germany. As a result, on 2 September 1. Margaret, Mary and Katherine,[7] came to live at The Kilns in Risinghurst, Lewis's home three miles east of Oxford city centre. Lewis later suggested that the experience gave him a new appreciation of children and in late September[8] he began a children's story on an odd sheet of paper which has survived as part of another manuscript: This book is about four children whose names were Ann, Martin, Rose and Peter.

But it is most about Peter who was the youngest. They all had to go away from London suddenly because of Air Raids, and because Father, who was in the Army, had gone off to the War and Mother was doing some kind of war work. They were sent to stay with a kind of relation of Mother's who was a very old professor who lived all by himself in the country.[9]In "It All Began With a Picture" C. S. Lewis continues: At first I had very little idea how the story would go. But then suddenly Aslan came bounding into it.

I think I had been having a good many dreams of lions about that time. Apart from that, I don't know where the Lion came from or why he came. But once he was there, he pulled the whole story together, and soon he pulled the six other Narnian stories in after him.[1. The manuscript for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was complete by the end of March 1. The name Narnia is based on Narni, Italy, written in Latin as Narnia.

Lancelyn Green wrote: When Walter Hooper asked [C. S. Lewis] where he found the word 'Narnia', Lewis showed him Murray's Small Classical Atlas, ed. G. B. Grundy (1. 90. Mr Kirkpatrick at Great Bookham [1.

On plate 8 of the Atlas is a map of ancient Italy. Lewis had underscored the name of a little town called Narnia, simply because he liked the sound of it. Narnia — or 'Narni' in Italian — is in Umbria, halfway between Rome and Assisi.[1. Publication history[edit]The Chronicles of Narnia's seven books have been in continuous publication since 1. Braille.[1. 2][1. The first five books were originally published in the United Kingdom by Geoffrey Bles.

The first edition of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was released in London on 1. October 1. 95. 0. Although three more books, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and The Horse and His Boy, were already complete, they were not released immediately at that time, but appeared (along with The Silver Chair) one at a time in each of the subsequent years (1. The last two books (The Magician's Nephew and The Last Battle) were published in the United Kingdom originally by The Bodley Head in 1. In the United States, the publication rights were first owned by Macmillan Publishers, and later by Harper. Collins. The two issued both hardcover and paperback editions of the series during their tenure as publishers, while at the same time Scholastic, Inc.

Harper Collins also published several one- volume collected editions containing the full text of the series. As noted below (see reading order), the first American publisher, Macmillan, numbered the books in publication sequence, but when Harper Collins won the rights in 1. Lewis's stepson they used the series' internal chronological order. Scholastic switched the numbering of its paperback editions in 1. Harper Collins.[4]: 2. The seven books that make up The Chronicles of Narnia are presented here in order of original publication date: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, completed by the end of March 1. Geoffrey Bles in the United Kingdom on 1.

October 1. 95. 0, tells the story of four ordinary children: Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie, who have been evacuated to the English countryside from London in 1. World War II. They discover a wardrobe in Professor Digory Kirke's house that leads to the magical land of Narnia. The Pevensie children help Aslan, a talking lion, save Narnia from the evil White Witch, who has reigned over the land of Narnia for a century of perpetual winter with no Christmas. The children become kings and queens of this new- found land and establish the Golden Age of Narnia, leaving a legacy to be rediscovered in later books. Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia (1. Completed after Christmas 1.

October 1. 95. 1, Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia tells the story of the Pevensie children's second trip to Narnia. They are drawn back by the power of Susan's horn, blown by Prince Caspian to summon help in his hour of need.

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