The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
1950
- the blitz
- fauns
- turkish delight
- lions
- english children's stories
- fantasy & magic
- action & adventure
- classics
- juvenile works
- english fantasy fiction
The story
Four 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. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change . . . and a great sacrifice. Journey into the land beyond the wardrobe! The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the second book in C. S. Lewis's classic fantasy series, which has been captivating readers of all ages for over sixty years. 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. ([source](http://www.cslewis.com/us/books/hardcover/the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe/9780060234812/)) --- Also contained in: - [Chronicles of Narnia](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL70988W/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia) - [Tales of Narnia](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL71080W)
What it’s like
Cool, lamplit English countryside give way to snow-dusted pine and the hush of an endless winter, and the prose stays warm and conversational, a storyteller's voice leaning in close with dry asides and gentle humour. Lewis writes with a plain, unhurried clarity that makes the enchanted woods feel tangible: crunching snow, the crackle of a fire in a woodland home, the sweet stickiness of Turkish delight, the bright fur and warm breath of a great lion. Scenes unfold at a steady, comfortable pace, pausing for meals and rest before the stakes tighten, and the mood moves from wonder and cosy domesticity toward a quieter, more solemn dread as the winter deepens. Violence is mostly off-page or brief: there are battles and a few tense skirmishes with wolves and sorcerous foes, and one sombre sacrifice whose aftermath is handled with restraint, but nothing graphic or gory. It suits a rainy Sunday, a comfort reread, or reading aloud to children and the young at heart, and it is for readers who want old-fashioned adventure, faith-tinged wonder and a sense of safe, enchanted homecoming.
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