The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a portal fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis, published by Geoffrey Bles in 1950. In recent editions, which sequence the books according to Narnia history, it is volume two of the series.
‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ by C.S. Lewis, is a charming children’s novel in which the four Pevensie siblings accidentally find their way into the magical land of Narnia via an enchanted wardrobe. They quickly discover that Narnia has been subjugated by the evil White Witch, who has cast a spell of eternal winter across the whole kingdom.
The words of an ancient prophecy seem to imply that the four Pevensies are destined to defeat the White Witch, but a betrayal by one of the siblings soon jeopardizes not only all of their lives but the fate of the entire land of Narnia.
It is the earliest and best-known novel in C.S. Lewis’s bestselling children’s series The Chronicles of Narnia, and has remained popular since its original publication over seventy years ago, this story has delighted readers of all ages. It has been made into a blockbuster movie and an acclaimed play and has been read by over 100 million people around the world.
