The lion, the witch and the wardrobe : a story for children / by C.S. Lewis ; illustrated by Pauline Baynes.
Four English school children 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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Macmillan,
1950.
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| Series: | Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963. Chronicles of Narnia (Macmillan (Firm)) ;
bk. 1. |
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| Summary: | Four English school children 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. Welcome to Narnia, a delightfully magical land where talking animals, fauns, dwarfs, centaurs, and friendly giants llive in peace and harmony. But, because this is a fairy tale, life in Narnia is not all goodness. When four English school children find their way into this mysterious other world, they are struck by a scene of dazzling snow -- cold, silent, and forbidding. for a wicked White Witch has cursed the land with eternal winter. With the arrival of the children, the little creatures come out of hiding -- it is rumored that the golden lion, Aslan, their wise and gracious ruler, is on his way to Narnia. The children's strange and unexpected adventures are climaxed in a glorious and fierce battle in which they aid the lion king in his triumph over the White Witch. - Jacket flap. |
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| Item Description: | Sequel: Prince Caspian, the return to Narnia. |
| Physical Description: | 154 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. Also issued online. |