the lion the witch and the wardrobe illustrated

His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the universally acknowledged classics The Chronicles of Narnia. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year.

He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. This is a stand-alone novel, but if you would like journey back to Narnia, read The Horse and His Boy, the third book in The Chronicles of Narnia.Ĭlive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. Lewis's classic fantasy series, which has been captivating readers of all ages for over sixty years. Journey into the land beyond the wardrobe! The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the second book in C. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change. The full-color jacket features art by three-time Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator David Wiesner and interior black-and-white illustrations by Pauline Baynes, the original illustrator of Narnia.įour adventurous siblings-Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie-step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter and enslaved by the power of the White Witch. Lewis's classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. A beautiful hardcover edition of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, book two in C.

The lion the witch and the wardrobe illustrated