The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was the first book of C.S. Lewis s popular childrens fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia.
It is a fairy tale about brave and honorable children in a magical land. Four siblings -Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy- are sent to the country home of a kindly old Professor to escape the London air raids during World War II. One day Lucy, the youngest, steps into a big old wardrobe, lured by the cuddly fur coats hanging inside. Stepping farther and farther into the wardrobe, past where the back of it should be, Lucy finds herself in a snow-covered forest in a strange land called Narnia, where human children are a rarity.
She returns to the house full of excitement, but her brothers and sister dont believer her incredible story. But when all 4 youngsters pile into the wardrobe, trying to evade the housekeeper Mrs. Macready, they are transported to Narnia and find themselves key figures in a fight to free Narnia from the oppressive reign of the White Witch.
Those characters deftly avoid being cutesy, especially by virtue of the malicious Edmund, who slowly has a change of heart after falling in with the evil Witch. Hes a much more enjoyable character than his noble brother Peter, just because hes so real.
And as a counterbalance, theres Lewiss sweet-natures Lucy — which was also the name of Lewis granddaughter. Complex characters and still-fresh stories give “The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe” — which is soon to be released as a major movie — a special ambiance. Definitely worth reading.