The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

by C.S. Lewis
List(s):"Carp 500"
Category: "Fiction - Chapter Books"
Pages:154
Year of Publication:1950
Date Read:03/06/1993
Notes:Welcome to Narnia, a delightfully magical land where talking animals, fauns, dwarfs, centaurs and friendly giants live in peace. When four English children find their way into this mysterious other world, they are struck by a scene of dazzling snow — for a wicked White Witch has cursed the land. It is rumored, however, that the golden lion, Aslan, is on his way to battle the White Witch.

COMMENTS — Like the Pevensie children in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, many London children were sent to live in the country during the air raids of World War II. In these years, several groups of children stayed with Lewis at his country home. “I never appreciated children,” Lewis wrote years later, “till the war brought them to me.” A thought-provoking moment occurred when a little girl who was staying with him asked what lay behind an old wardrobe he kept upstairs.
My Rating: 7

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Review - Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The

I first read this book when I was a teenager, but at that time I was too old to enjoy it as a fairly tale and too young or maybe not well-read enough, to appreciate the symbolism. So I read it again and found it delightful.

Reviewed by Roger on 2003-07-21 09:00:59

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