The Narnia Chronicles, first published in 1950, have been and
remain some of the most enduringly popular ever published. The best
known, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, has been translated
into 29 languages! The illustrations in this book have been
coloured by the original artist, Pauline Baynes.
"This is the land of Narnia," said the Faun, "where we are now. And
you -- you have come from the wild woods of the west!"
"I -- I got in through the wardrobe in the spare room," said
Lucy.
Lucy steps into the Professor''s wardrobe -- but steps out again
into a snowy forest. She''s stumbled upon the magical world of
Narnia, a land of unicorns, centaurs, fauns! and the wicked White
Witch, who terrorises all.
Lucy soon realises that Narnia, and in particular Aslan, the great
Lion, needs her help if the county''s creatures are ever going to be
free again!
關於作者:
Clive Staples Lewis was born in Belfast in 1898. As a child,
he was fascinated by the fairy tales, myths and ancient legends
recounted to him by his Irish nurse. The image of a faun carrying
parcels and an umbrella in a snowy wood came to him when he was 16.
However, it was not until many years later as a professor at
Cambridge University that the faun was joined by an evil queen and
a magnificent lion. Their story became The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe, one of the best-loved books of all time. Six further
Chronicles of Narnia followed and the final title, The Last Battle,
published in 1956, was awarded the highest mark of excellence
in...