The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950) (edit title/settings)

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• Lucy Pevensie: The youngest of the Pevensie children. Lucy is 8 years old at the beginning of the story. She is the first to discover Narni, and Alsan. one of the main characters
• Susan Pevensie: The second eldest of the Pevensie children, Susan is 12 years old at the start of the story.one of the main characters
• Peter Pevensie: The eldest of the Pevensie siblings. Peter is 13 years old at the start of the story. one of the main characters
• Edmund Pevensie: The third Pevensie sibling. Edmund is 10 years old at the start of the story.one of the main characters
• Aslan: "God" in the story, a talking lion
• Mr. Tumnus: A Faun that Lucy meets in Narnia the very first day she discovered it
• Giant Rumblebuffin: A reputedly nice giant who spent the beginning of the book as a statue in the White Witch's yard.
• Maugrim: A wolf
• Father Christmas: Gift giver of England (santa)
• Mr. Beaver: A beaver who talked and lead the kids to the stone table to meet Aslan. He is also the husband of Mrs. Beaver.
• Mrs. Macready: The helper in the professor's big house that did tours of the famous house.
• Digory Kirke: The professor
• Jadis: Called the White Witch; the book's primary antagonist, an inhuman witch covering Narnia in eternal winter.

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• “Rise up, Sir Peter Wolf’s-Bane. And, whatever happens, never forget to wipe your sword.”

  Aslan

• “If there’s anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they’re either braver than most or else just silly.”

  Mrs. Beaver

• “Once a King or Queen of Narnia, always a King or Queen of Narnia.”

  Aslan

• “'But do you really mean, sir,' said Peter, 'that there could be other worlds-all over the place, just around the corner - like that?''Nothing is more probable,' said the professor, taking off his spectacles and beginning to polish them, while he muttered to himself, 'I wonder what they do teach them at these schools.'”

• “All shall be done. But it may be harder than you think.”

  Aslan

• “He had no wife and he lived in a very large house with a housekeeper called Mrs. Macready and three servants. (Their names were Ivy, Margaret and Betty, but they do not come into the story much.)”

• “Why, sir?" said Lucy. " I think-I don't know-but I think I could be brave enough.”

• “Perhaps it has sometimes happened to you in a dream that someone says something which you don't understand but in the dream it feels as if it had some enormous meaning-- either a terrifying one which turns the whole dream into a nightmare or else a lovely meaning too lovely to put into words, which makes the dream so beautiful that you remember it all your life and are always wishing you could get into that dream again. It was like that now. At the name of Aslan each one of the children felt something jump in its inside.”

• “Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell you.”

  Mr. Beaver

• “Once the feet are put right, all the rest of him will follow.”

  Aslan

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• “Then he isn’t safe?” said Lucy. “Safe?” said Mr. Beaver; “don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”

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• People who have not been in Narnia sometimes think that a thing cannot be good and terrible at the same time.

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• “It means,” said Aslan, “that though the Witch knew the Deep Magic, there is a magic deeper still which she did not know. Her knowledge goes back only to the dawn of time. But if she could have looked a little further back, into the stillness and the darkness before Time dawned, she would have read there a different incantation. She would have known that when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor’s stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backward.

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• “Logic!” said the Professor half to himself. “Why don’t they teach logic at these schools? There are only three possibilities. Either your sister is telling lies, or she is mad, or she is telling the truth. You know she doesn’t tell lies and it is obvious that she is not mad. For the moment then and unless any further evidence turns up, we must assume that she is telling the truth.”

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• When Adam’s flesh and Adam’s bone Sits at Cair Paravel in throne, The evil time will be over and done.

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• “your father Adam’s first wife, her they called Lilith. And she was one of the Jinn. That’s what she comes from on one side. And on the other she comes of the giants. No, no, there isn’t a drop of real human blood in the Witch.”

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• I hope no one who reads this book has been quite as miserable as Susan and Lucy were that night; but if you have been—if you’ve been up all night and cried till you have no more tears left in you—you will know that there comes in the end a sort of quietness. You feel as if nothing was ever going to happen again.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

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• London: The home of the Pevensie children.
• Narnia: A magical world, created in The Magician's Nephew, where animals can talk.
• Stone Table: In Narnia. You gather in the book that it is about a day's journey (maybe a bit longer) from the Beaver's dam.
• Cair Paravel: A castle by the sea.
• Beaver's Dam: The unfinished house of Mr. and Mrs. Beaver.
• Tumnus's Cave: Tumnus's house
• The White Witch's castle: Where the White Witch lives and "rules"

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Glossary edit see section history

• Dryad: Dryads are tree nymphs in Greek mythology. Dryads are specifically the nymphs of oak trees, though the term has come to be used for all tree nymphs in general.
• Minotaur: In Greek mythology, the Minotaur was a creature that was part man and part bull.
• Centaur: A mythical creature with the upper half of a man and the lower half of a horse.
• Faun: A mythical creature with the top half of a man and lower half of a goat. Also, they have pointed ears and goat-like horns above their foreheads.
• Dwarf: A short, manlike creature.
• Chatelain: The mistress of a castle.
• Skirling: A shrill, piercing sound, such as that made by bagpipes.

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

• Christianity: This story is ultimately the story of the Gospel, as Aslan sacrifices himself for Edmund, a traitor in this book. The Deep Magic from the Dawn of Time (moral law) decrees that treachery must be punished, yet Deeper Magic from before the Dawn of Time decrees that an innocent who dies for the sake of another shall be resurrected. By Aslan's sacrifice, all of Narnia is saved.
• The Medieval Planets: (Jupiter) The first book of the Narnia septology is rich with Jovial imagery and symbolism. Lewis' poem about the planets tells of, in the passages associated with Jupiter, "winter passed and guilt forgiven." Aslan brings and end to winter, and through his sacrifice, forgives Edmund's treachery. Aslan is described as the Lord and King of the Forest, and the four children themselves are made kings and queens. The hunt, another Jovial image, is a common occurrence, as the Witch hunts for the children, and the children themselves hunt the White Stag. Prophecies speak of the coming of peace and justice, which are consequences of Jovial influence. For more information, see Michael Ward's Planet Narnia.
• The Battle of Good vs. Evil: Describe this theme.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by The Magician's Nephew, and followed by The Horse and His Boy.

Preceded by The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and followed by The Notebook.

Preceded by Dune, and followed by Orlando.

Preceded by Five Point Someone, and followed by The Notebook.

Preceded by The Chronicles of Narnia, and followed by Emma.

Preceded by The Stranger, and followed by The Trial.

Preceded by 1984, and followed by Jane Eyre.

Preceded by The 13 Clocks, and followed by La Princesita Que Tenia Los Dedos Ma 1ST Edition.

Preceded by Mockingjay, and followed by Gone With the Wind.

Preceded by Winnie-the-Pooh, and followed by A Passage to India.

Followed by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Preceded by The Two Towers, and followed by Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. C. S. Lewis (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Hiawyn Oram (Adapter) - Adapted the original novel to this young-readers version.
2. Agnieszka Greinert (Narrator)
3. Jerzy Zelnik (Narrator)
4. Tudor Humphries
5. Pauline Baynes (Illustrator) - Original

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Awards edit see section history

• Hugo Award (Finalist, 1950: Best Novel, #3)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 400

Notes for Parents edit see section history

This is an amazing classic for children with a plot they can easily engage with and understand.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Children's Books › Literature › Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror › Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
• Books › Children's Books › Religions › Fiction › Christian
• Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12 › Series
• Books › Children's Books › Authors & Illustrators, A-Z › ( L ) › Lewis, C.S.
• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Adventure & Thrillers
• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy
• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction
• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Classics
• Books › Children's Books › Literature › Classics by Age › Ages 9-12
• Books › Children's Books › Literature › Action & Adventure
• Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12 › Series
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary

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• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (IMDb): (1988) Four children travel to the magical land of Narnia, where they must battle an evil queen with the direction of the Lion, Aslan.
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (IMDb): (2005) Four children travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion.

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