Lucy has stumbled upon a marvellous land of fauns and centaurs, nymphs and talking animals. But soon she discovers that it is ruled by the cruel White Witch, and can only be freed by Aslan, the great Lion, and four children.

In the never-ending war between good and evil, The Chronicles of Narnia set the stage for battles of epic proportions. Some take place in vast fields, where the forces of light and darkness clash. But other battles occur within the small chambers of the heart and are equally decisive.

Journeys to the ends of the world, fantastic creatures, betrayals, heroic deeds, and friendships won and lost, all come together in an unforgettable world of magic. So let the adventures begin.

This was the first book written in The Chronicles of Narnia. It now stands as the second book in the series, preceded by The Magician's Nephew.

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4 hours and 22 minutes
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C. S. Lewis
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Michael York
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29 August 2005
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English
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HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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Listening Length	4 hours and 22 minutes
Author	C. S. Lewis
Narrator	Michael York
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Audible.com.au Release Date	29 August 2005
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B00NPB4XN6
Best Sellers Rank	356 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 1 in Children's Books on Christmas 1 in Audiobooks on Christmas for Children 2 in Action & Adventure for Children (Audible Books & Originals)

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A fast read and highly entertaining.

Reviewed in Australia on 11 January 2022

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This was the first time I've read The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. It's an exciting story and uniquely written. I can't imagine that sort of writing would get published today. The way the narrator kept intruding on the story to point out things we could have been shown easily enough. Still, writing styles change just like any other artistic endeavour, and I found I quite liked the book.

My previous experience with this story was the film, and I was surprised to see the filmmakers stuck as closely to the source material as they could. Apart from adding action sequences, it followed the same path and read it. I found I was hearing the actors' voices delivering the dialogue.

C.S. Lewis seems to be a bit of a catalyst these days, particularly when it comes to the biblical ideology, but I didn't find it overpowering. The God/Creator figure appears across various mythologies and stories from the dawn of time. It strikes me as odd that this particular story faces such a backlash.

The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe was an excellent way to spend a couple of nights. It's a fast read and highly entertaining.

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margaret visciglio

Classic story by C.S. Lewis

Reviewed in Australia on 20 May 2021

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I bought this book because my grandson Matthew is starring as Peter (the eldest boy in the story) in a stage production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at the Tea Tree Players in July. Although I had read the book many years ago I wanted to refresh my memory of it. Yes, perhaps the tale is a bit dated (it was written many years ago and the language may be a bit archaic) but it retains its charm and and of course the magic is timeless. I enjoyed the story of the four children, one of whom is faced by temptation and the other three who persuade him to eventually come back to the side of virtue, very much. Lucy is the first of the children to venture into the timeless land beyond the wardrobe but the others soon follow her. There is courage and selflessness, good and bad, and of course eventually a happy ending. And above all, the superb writing of a master of the game. What more could one desire?

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AN ETERNAL CLASSIC OF LITERATURE

Reviewed in Australia on 12 November 2019

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The classic story and most famous member of the NARNIA legend, it lacks the background and build up of MAGICIANS NEPHEW but its got a killer emotional punch to the stomach toward the end that will knock the reader over if they don't see it coming. Its interesting to see how the 4 children developed in Narnia, I rather enjoyed their speech patterns so I hope further books return me (the reader) to that time so that we can see what living in Narnia is really like. I cant wait to start book three.

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Delightfully Enchanting.

Reviewed in Australia on 10 November 2014

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There is nothing worse than people not believing you when you are telling the truth. Just ask Lucy. Perhaps, it might be worse if you betray your friends, after being suckered into that betrayal by your enemy, as Edmund found out.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,, has all the elements of a good fantasy story. A secret entrance to a magical land, an all powerful evil villain, the need to save the world, almost no hope of doing so, a few moral lessons along the way and returning home just in time for tea, after defeating evil, against all the odds.

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kelly mcdonald

Classic

Reviewed in Australia on 9 July 2022

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Love the quick delivery as my daughters class was reading and she came down sick...
Great story.

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Beverley Gledhill

Books for a lifetime

Reviewed in Australia on 23 March 2020

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All the Narnia books are fantastic. Everyone should read them. Beverley Gledhill OAM

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John Harris

FOR NARNIA

Reviewed in Australia on 14 April 2020

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Narnia is my new favourite book espically this one its very thrilling and gives you that sence of adventure.I recomend reading The chronicles of Narnia

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Sean

Excellently narration of a wonderful story

Reviewed in Australia on 29 August 2018

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Our whole family listened to this in our car. The wonderful narration kept all of the characters alive as we listened.

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Arachne202

One Of The Greatest Children's Fantasy Books Ever Written

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2015

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I've just read this aloud in instalments to my eight-year-old daughter. At first, I had to get past her laughter at the "I say, rather!" way the characters speak. ("How OLD is this book, Mummy?") But there was a little intake of breath when she realised this was a fantasy world where the characters could actually get killed. And then she was hooked. And she was reading extra chapters under the bedclothes after I'd left the room.

First published in 1950, this is one of the most classic portal fantasies ever written. Four children are sent from London to an old house in the country during the evacuations of World War II. Through a magic wardrobe, they enter the fantasy land of Narnia, which is a jumbled mixture of Greek mythology, Bible stories, and Arthurian romances, with a bit of Medieval Bestiaries thrown in and also a nod to George Macdonald. The White Witch has made herself Queen of Narnia, and put it under the spell of an ever-constant winter. With the arrival of the children and the lion Aslan, an old prophecy is met, spring comes to Narnia, and there is a major clash between the good and evil Narnians on who gets to dominate Narnia.

It is good writing to read aloud, and I can see why decades of schoolteachers have done so to their classes, including my own Year 3 teacher when I was a child. It's also a good silent read for children on the 8+years level. I had to explain the Adam and Eve story to my daughter, but otherwise the child doesn't need to already know the rich layers of references within it, which fed my own subsequent reading for years and years when I was a child - I wanted to know more about all the creatures C.S. Lewis had referred to! (Though I never did find out who the People of the Toadstools were.....)

Re-reading it again as an adult, what struck me was the influence of World War II. I have no idea how much C.S. Lewis followed the events of the war from his academic enclave, or how aware he was of the atrocities in Europe. But certain bits of the imagery - the wolf who was Chief of the Secret Police and visited victims in the night to trash their homes; the White Witch casually pointing her wand at a happy little family party at the side of the road and turning them to stone, in spite of Edmund's pleas - felt connected to it. And unlike the stone spells, deaths caused by gunfire can not be reversed.

My daughter hasn't got that far in her history lessons yet.

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Literature Fiend

Summoned Back to Narnia

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 April 2018

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Yes, I’ve watched the films, who hasn’t? They’re great! But I had really fond memories of reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe when I was younger. And like the Pevensie children in the novel, I was drawn back!

This novel is by far the most popular in The Narnia Series, and it’s easy to see why. Published in 1950, it offers complete escapism for the reader; Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are evacuated from London to avoid the Blitz and are sent to a big house in the countryside. This is one location in the novel and the other, of course, is the magical world of Narnia.

Much of this story is etched into my memory from reading the books and watching the films but I did find one discover a part of the story (don’t worry, it’s not a spoiler) I’ve never really paid attention to before. It’s a conversation between Peter, Lucy, and Professor Digory Kirke, which goes like this:

“But there was no time,” said Susan. “Lucy had had no time to have gone anywhere, even if there was such a place. She came running after us the very moment we were out of the room. It was less than a minute, and she pretended to be away for hours.”

“That is the very thing that makes her story so likely to be true,” said the Professor. “If there really is a door in this house that leads to some other world (and I should warn you that this is a very strange house, and even I know very little about it) – if, I say, she had got into another world, I should not be at all surprised to find that the other world had a separate time of its own; so that however long you stayed there it would never take up any of our time. On the other hand, I don’t think many girls of her age would invent that idea for themselves. If she had been pretending, she would have hidden for a reasonable time before coming out and telling her story.”

I loved this part because you have two children worried about their little sisters sanity, only for a well respected Professor (and adult) to basically say, “Why not? Keep your minds open to other possibilities.” A great lesson for anyone reading this novel!

The writing style is very simple and easy to read which is such a difficult thing to achieve. I also really liked the little drawings scattered throughout the book. Overall, a brilliant story by C.S Lewis, and one which I feel has more than enough depth for adults and children to enjoy.

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Caroline

Christmassy Children's Classic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 January 2022

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Coming in at #9 in the BBC Big Read is a children’s classic, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S.Lewis. If, like me, you are of a certain age you will remember the BBC adaptation well. For me, the White Witch in the book is always the White Witch from this production. I felt super nostalgic reading this again.

This is the first published novel in the Chronicles of Narnia series, but is actually volume 2, set after the events of the Magician’s Nephew. It is fine to read as a standalone novel, but the author does recommend reading all the books in order. And this is a nice thing to do as it explains a little bit more about some of the items in Narnia, such as as why the lamppost is there when Lucy first enters Narnia.
At this point, you may be forgiven for thinking that apart from a little snow, how does this fit into Christmas? Christmas nostalgia and snow aside, this book is a Christmas book and I’m stamping my feet until you agree! The first reason is all of the magic; talking animals, stopping for tea, an adventure in a magical world only accessible through a wardrobe filled full of fur coats. There’s a sleigh with bells, Turkish delight. Still not convinced? Well Father Christmas makes a special appearance and hands out presents. My work here is done, this is a Christmas book.

The novel has a lot of religious imagery and parallels with the crucifixion of Christ. Even if you are not religious in any way, it is a wonderful children’s adventure. Tea, Cake and adventures in a magical world. I can entirely see how this found its place at number #9 on the BBC Big Read. It is certainly well deserved.

birthday girl

Great literature never ages.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 October 2019

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I never read the narnia tales as a child, so have found this book enchanting. It is a fantasy but as with all good literature there are many themes that run through the storyline. The fight between good and evil is at the heart of the tale. Courage and kindness represented without the exagerated sentimentalism so present in todays novels. It is of course written for children ,but reading it with old eyes, I realised how important it's messages are for children today. It is beautifully written, and I will remember it when buying presents for the youngsters in my life.

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Mrs. D.

Of Its Time

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 January 2019

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People either like C.S. Lewis or they don't. As one of the former I wanted to re-read this book and found it to be exactly as I remembered, just the right length and language with the analogy easily understood by those for whom he was writing. Lewis was a man of his time and so, of course, is his teaching. For some this will have too old-fashioned a feel but truth has no time boundaries and I have yet to meet a child it fails to engross once properly introduced. It provokes thought and it is not necessary to be a child to enjoy this book or to learn from it. The allegorical nature and battle between good and evil, fall from grace and redemption can be appreciated at any level. It was worth re-visiting.

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