All parts of The Chronicles of Narnia in order: history of creation, interesting facts. Clive Staples Lewis - The Chronicles of Narnia

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• Georgie Henley's first reaction to Mr. Tumnus is completely fake, since the young actress had never seen James McAvoy in full costume and makeup before filming the scene.
• When the constant swearing from the adult actors got out of control, Georgie Henley, who played Lucy, brought a special jar to the set where everyone who cursed had to put money. It later turned out that the most frequent payers were James McAvoy and teenager Skandar Keynes, who played Edmund.
• According to the original books, Professor Kirke is Digory Kirke, who adolescence participated in the creation of Narnia and the wardrobe itself, which is described in the book “The Sorcerer’s Nephew.”
• The role of the wolves that destroyed the beaver's house was played by real animals (with the exception of one or two wolves added using computer graphics), but their tails are nevertheless entirely digital. The tails of the predators had to be created on the computer, since the wolves constantly wagged them, which made them less scary.
• The actor for the role of Edmund was cast as the last of the four children, after the first three had already spent a whole month together during pre-production. This helped make the character a little distant from his brother and sisters.
• Since Skandar Keynes's voice began to break during filming, some of his lines had to be voiced by his own sister.
• Skandar Keynes was absent during the filming of the scene in which Edmund follows Lucy into the closet, so Anna Popplewell (Susan) played the role for him, wearing his costume from the waist up.
• Professor Kirk gives children three options in which they can characterize Lucy's story about Narnia: she is lying, she is crazy, or she is telling the truth. This is a variation of the famous "Lewis Trilemma" that the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, Clive Lewis, used in Mere Christianity to prove the true divinity of Jesus Christ.
• Before his death, Clive Lewis sold the rights to the entire Narnia book series, but at the time he despised all television adaptations of his works because fairy-tale creatures played by actors dressed in ridiculous costumes. Permission for a new film adaptation was received only after the writer's stepson Douglas Gresham saw test videos with computer monsters.
• When Peter talks to Aslan, the lion mentions the beaver's complaints about being afraid of being turned into a hat. This phrase was added after the filming of the film, since William Moseley's smile was caused by an annoying fly that was circling above his head. The fly was removed by computer, and the phrase was added to justify Peter's high spirits.
• During filming, William Moseley (Peter) constantly hit Georgie Henley (Lucy) in the head with the hilt of his sword every time he accelerated his run. In this regard, the young actress stumbled and began to mince every now and then.
• The film was shot primarily in chronological order, with the exception of final scene, in which children fall out of the closet. This was done in order to appearance The characters were no different from the beginning of the picture, where they were pale and not hardened by trials.
• The many similarities between J.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy and Clive Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia are no coincidence. The writers were good friends and were members of the literary and discussion club "Inklings", whose members often talked about mythological creatures, non-existent languages ​​and worlds hidden from the human eye.
• Anna Popplewell (Susan) is very afraid of mice, which is why all scenes involving rodents were played exclusively by the actress's stunt double.
• In the film, Edmund asks the White Witch to make him taller, which now looks funny, since actor Skandar Keynes grew by as much as 17 centimeters during filming.

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Errors in the film

• The carriage in which the children travel is painted in the colors of the Great Western Railway company, founded in 1833. The locomotive is a locomotive of the famous 7802 Bradley Manor model, but is decorated with the colors and symbols of the British Railways company, which was founded after the war in 1948.
• When Lucy closes the closet door, the sound of a modern metal latch is heard, while the door has an old-fashioned lock that sounds completely different.
• When Mom places the card on Lucy's chest, she asks her daughter if she's warm, to which Lucy nods and Mom responds by saying, " good girl", but her lips don't move.
• Many of the animals in Narnia “speak” a language other than their own. Badgers make the sounds of pigs, and cheetahs, leopards, tigers and a lioness roar like cougars.
• As the children run around the house looking for places to hide, Lucy's dress changes color from purple to brown.
• As Lucy hits the center of the target with her knife, the camera pans to her pleased face, revealing that her knife is still sheathed on her belt.
• During his first meeting with the White Witch, Ginarbrik forces Edmund to bend the knee. When Edmund sits down, he has snow on his ears, which then disappears, appears and disappears again when he gets up.
• When Lucy talks to Tumnus for the first time, she touches a lamppost, after which her imprints on the snowy surface constantly change position from frame to frame.
• When Lucy parts the branches at the entrance to Narnia, the curl on her hair is done inward, but a little later, when she looks around and is surprised by the snow, the strands are curled outward.
• In the opening scene, when the Germans bomb London, the sky is shown to be very cloudy, but in the next scene, when Edmund and Peter are running after taking the photo, the planes in the air are clearly visible and the sky is not overcast.
• Peter's card keeps changing position during his conversation with Mrs. MacReady.
• When Susan first arrives in Narnia, the pin in her hair right side, after a few frames the hairpin is on the left.
• From frame to frame, Mr. Tumnus' packages are scattered on the ground in different ways.
• When Edmund falls into the snow after first entering Narnia, his hair goes out of shape, but in the next shot Edmund stands up with his hair perfectly styled.
• Tumnus leads Lucy to his home through the snow, but behind him are not hoof prints, but the footprints of actor James McAvoy.

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Plot

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Great Britain, forties. The Battle of Britain is in full swing. Four children of the Pevensie family, two brothers and two sisters, are forced to leave the capital. Their mother takes them to the village, to the house of a family friend, Professor Digory Kirk. Peter, Susie, Edmund and 8-year-old Lucy find themselves in the quiet life of the province. But when Lucy accidentally finds a closet in a room in the mansion, the children's lives change. Inside the old furniture, the girl discovers a portal to the country of Narnia, where animals talk. Mr. Tumnus, a local faun, tells Lucy about the curse that has befallen the country. The White Witch has seized power and turns everyone who dares to resist her into stone.

After returning home, no one believes the girl except the professor. At night, Lucy decides to enter the closet again, and Edmund secretly follows her. Edmund is recruited by the White Witch, who promises him the throne in exchange for his brother and sisters. A naive teenager lures children into a portal. In Narnia, the children learn that Mr. Tumnus has been arrested and that they are part of a prophecy that requires them to fight the White Witch. Edmund goes to the White Witch, but instead of respect he receives a place on the bunk. It turns out that the witch knows about the prophecy, so she is forced to kill all the children. Fearing for his life, Edmund reveals the location of his relatives, but they manage to escape. They go to the leader of the opposition, an old lion named Aslan. On the way, they receive weapons from Santa Claus.

The trio ends up in a resistance camp, where they meet Aslan. Leo knights Peter. However, the White Witch reminds Aslan of the ancient code, according to which a traitor must be executed. Aslan offers his life in exchange for Edmund's, and the villainess kills him in front of the children, which awakens their rage. Peter becomes the head of an army of fairy-tale creatures. Susan and Lucy make their way to the witch's palace, where they use a potion to bring all the stone statues back to life. Aslan suddenly resurrects and rushes into battle. During the battle, the White Witch dies from the clutches of Aslan. Peter, Susie, Edmund and Lucy become the rightful kings of Narnia. After fifteen years of rule, during a walk they find a closet with fur coats. Curiosity leads them to go inside, which activates the portal. The rulers of Narnia find themselves in Kirk's house, but in the same guise of children in which they left our world. They were gone from England for just over a minute.

Clive Staples Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Sorcerer's Nephew

Preface. TEN YEARS LATER

I really, really regret that when I was little I didn’t know children’s books. English writer Clive Lewis. It seems to me that children who are read these books before bed must then become better, and, therefore, kinder. It also seems to me that it is very difficult for someone who knows and remembers the heroes of Lewis’s books to do harm to a person or an animal. You will soon see this for yourself.

Some people may shush me, but I will still say: in my opinion, Clive Lewis is one of the most interesting writers, from the many I have read in my life. He wrote many books, more than forty, and among them seven were especially for children. For children, Lewis invented the country of Narnia, where the sad animals there, unlike the sad animals of real countries, talk to each other. You say - think! In many fairy tales, animals talk. Yes it's true. But take a closer look, listen to Lewis's animals. If you only knew how wise their speeches are often... Oh, excuse me, you’ll soon find out. You could say that Lewis's children's stories are fairy tales, and yet they are somehow not just fairy tales in themselves. Clive Lewis is always hinting at something, winking, making eyes that are either scary or funny. What is he hinting at... Maybe you yourself can guess “what” and write to us?

Clive Staples Lewis was not just a writer, but also a professor at two of the most famous universities in the world - Oxford and Cambridge. He wrote historical, theological, and literary books. Some of them are still studied by university students. Here is such a scary scientist, but he went and wrote books for children. I sometimes wonder why books for children are often written by serious, learned, intelligent people. And I come to the conclusion: a stupid person would consider it stupid to write books for children. And even if he does write them, his children probably won’t read them. After all, children are serious, wise, cheerful people, and only a writer with the same qualities can write for them. That's what Clive Lewis was. It was not for nothing that he well understood the words of Jesus Christ addressed to people: “Be like children.” He knew that Jesus wanted to see people open, spontaneous, cheerful. The first story from the children's series "Narnia" - "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" was published in Moscow in 1978 by the publishing house "Children's Literature". And now we have decided to continue this wonderful beginning and ten years later we are releasing two other books in this series. Agree, their names delight the heart: “The Sorcerer’s Nephew” and “The Silver Chair.” Actually, they are the third and fourth in this children's series. No, we know arithmetic, it’s just that translations of these books came from Russia earlier than others. But don't be discouraged, each of the books in this series is completely understandable even when read out of order. In general, we have planned to release all of C.S. Lewis's children's books.

Lewis is familiar to adults and children in many parts of the world. He was loved by thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of people. From his books it is clear that he responded to this with love. His books are filled with wonderful biblical symbols, meanings, and consonances. Here is at least the first line that came to mind: “O children of Adam, how you know how to defend yourself from everything that can bring you good!”

No matter which Lewis book you pick up, especially a children’s book, you will feel under its lines an underground stream filled with compassion for your neighbor, which is also called love. You can see the source from which the stream of Compassion flows. This source is Christ. The stream washes human hearts and souls, and they revive, bloom, and bear amazing fruits. All this in Greek is called agape, in Hebrew - ahob, ahava - the Love of God, the Love of Christ, Who himself is nothing other than Love.

I'll quickly tell you how Lewis once showed his love. He fell in love with a woman, and suddenly it turned out that she had cancer. Contrary to the logic of the philistines and pragmatists, when he learned about this, he invited her to marry him. This woman named Joy (joy) also loved him. She was supposed to die soon, but because Lewis loved her very deeply and very tenderly, she lived for another four years.

The preface to Clive Lewis’s first children’s book published in Russian, “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” (Moscow, 1978), states that he was an anti-fascist. And this is true, but Lewis was also a believer, a Christian. In all his books, both for children and adults, the thoughtful reader will see the constant presence of Good with capital letters. The fact is that Lewis was convinced: Good is present in life thanks to Christ. Or, it itself is Christ. It seems that I contradict myself, I just said: Christ is Love, and now: Christ is Good. Both statements are true. And this is not my opinion, not my conclusions. This is what the Bible says, the Word of God, which was written by people under the guidance (i.e., with the help) of God. Here are the words from the Bible: “God is love”; "Love from God"; “The love of Christ embraces us”; “Whoever does good is from God”; “I (Christ) am the good shepherd.”

Our publishing house has published several of Lewis’s excellent books for adults in Russian: “Letters of a Screwtape,” “Pain,” “The Essence of Christianity.” In them, Lewis describes how his soul and mind are looking for Jesus everywhere, love Jesus, how they want to know more and better about Him. And there, honest Clive Lewis writes that people, often united under beautiful signs, fight with Christ. Even those who call themselves Christians.

We are very glad that great writers who were once largely taken away are returning to Soviet readers big and small: O. Mandelstam, N. Gumilyov, D. Kharms, M. Tsvetaeva, N. Oleinikov, B. Pasternak, E. Shvarts. Many books are being returned, and most importantly, in our opinion, the Bible is returning. The ability to search, find, and believe returns. This colors our time with the colors of hope. The color of Christ is white, personifying purity and sinlessness. White color purification and hope is becoming in many ways the color of Russia today.

I have already said: the names of writers and books are being returned. But Christ does not return to Russia, He has always been there. No slander, untruths or new crucifixions could stain His white robes. All these years He was what He once called Himself: the dear, the truth, the meaning of life (remember: “I am the way, the truth and the life”).

Our desire to continue introducing you to Lewis coincided with the desire the best people Russia to introduce readers to other, once rejected, wonderful writers. Wise, cheerful, kind Lewis is undoubtedly among them. And if someday his books help you to do good, to be honest, to discover God for yourself, then we will consider that we have fulfilled Lewis’s wish.

Ancient myths, ancient legends and fairy tales, childhood impressions and adult reflections of the wonderful English writer formed the basis of the seven stories of the epic “The Chronicles of Narnia,” which has become one of the most famous and beloved books for children and adults all over the world.
As you read the book, you will discover the enchanting world of Narnia again and again - and find yourself in a country that only children and people with disabilities can truly see. pure soul and an open heart.

The epic “The Chronicles of Narnia” includes the following books:
Nephew of the Sorcerer,
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The horse and his boy
Prince Caspian
"The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" or Sailing to the End of the World
Silver chair
last fight

SORCERER'S NEPHEW

Chapter first. ABOUT HOW THE CHILDREN MISTAKEN THE DOOR
Chapter two. DIGORY AND HIS UNCLE
Chapter three. FOREST-BETWEEN-WORLDS
Chapter Four. HAMMER AND BELL
Chapter five. SCARY WORD
Chapter six. HOW UNCLE ANDREW'S TROUBLES BEGAN
Chapter seven. ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE
Chapter eight. THE BATTLE AT THE LANTERN AND WHAT HAPPENED NEXT
Chapter Nine. ABOUT HOW NARNIA WAS CREATED
Chapter ten. THE FIRST JOKE AND OTHER EVENTS
Chapter Eleven. OF THE MISADVENTURES OF DIGORY AND HIS UNCLE
Chapter twelve. THE ADVENTURES OF STRAWBERRY
Chapter thirteen. UNEXPECTED MEETING
Chapter fourteen. ABOUT HOW THE WONDERFUL TREE WAS PLANTED
Chapter fifteen. ABOUT HOW THIS STORY ENDED AND ALL THE REST BEGAN

THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE

Chapter first. LUCY LOOKS INTO THE WARDROBE
Chapter two. WHAT LUCY FOUND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR
Chapter three. EDMUND AND THE WARDROBE
Chapter Four. TURKISH DELIGHT
Chapter five. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR AGAIN
Chapter six. IN THE FOREST
Chapter seven. A DAY WITH BEAVERS
Chapter eight. WHAT HAPPENED AFTER DINNER
Chapter Nine. IN THE HOUSE OF THE WITCH
Chapter ten. THE SPELL BEGINS TO DISPERSE
Chapter Eleven. ASLAN IS GETTING CLOSER
Chapter twelve. PETER'S FIRST BATTLE
Chapter thirteen. THE SECRET MAGIC OF ANCIENT TIMES
Chapter fourteen. TRIUMPH OF THE WITCH
Chapter fifteen. THE SECRET MAGIC OF EVEN MORE ANCIENT TIMES
Chapter sixteen. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STATUES
Chapter seventeen. CHASING THE WHITE DEER

A HORSE AND HIS BOY

Chapter first. THE ESCAPE
Chapter two. FIRST ADVENTURE
Chapter three. AT THE GATE OF TASHBAAN
Chapter Four. KING AND QUEEN
Chapter five. PRINCE CORIN
Chapter six. SHASTA AMONG THE TOMBS
Chapter seven. ARAVITA IN TASHBAAN
Chapter eight. ARAVITA IN THE PALACE
Chapter Nine. DESERT
Chapter ten. HERMIT
Chapter Eleven. UNPLEASANT SATELLITE
Chapter twelve. Shasta in Narnia
Chapter thirteen. BATTLE
Chapter fourteen. ABOUT HOW I BECAME SMARTER
Chapter fifteen. RABADASH LOSS-EAR

PRINCE CASPIAN

Chapter first. ISLAND
Chapter two. ANCIENT TREASURE
Chapter three. DWARF
Chapter Four. THE GNOME TELLS ABOUT PRINCE CASPIAN
Chapter five. ADVENTURES OF CASPIAN IN THE MOUNTAINS
Chapter six. THE HIDDEN CITY
Chapter seven. OLD NARNIA IS IN DANGER
Chapter eight. HOW WE LEFT THE ISLAND
Chapter Nine. WHAT LUCY SAW
Chapter ten. RETURN OF THE LION
Chapter Eleven. THE LION ROARS
Chapter twelve. WITCHRY AND SUDDEN REVENGE
Chapter thirteen. THE HIGH KING TAKES COMMAND
Chapter fourteen. HOW EVERYONE WAS VERY BUSY
Chapter fifteen. ASLAN OPENES THE DOOR IN THE AIR

THE TEADER OF THE DAWN, OR SAILING TO THE END OF THE WORLD

Chapter first. PAINTING IN THE CHILDREN'S ROOM
Chapter two. ON BOARD THE SHIP
Chapter three. LONELY ISLANDS
Chapter Four. WHAT WERE DOING ON CASPIAN ISLAND
Chapter five. THE STORM AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
Chapter six. THE ADVENTURES OF EUSTES
Chapter seven. HOW THE ADVENTURES OF EUSTES ENDED
Chapter eight. TWO MIRACLE RESCUE
Chapter Nine. ISLAND AND VOICES
Chapter ten. MAGIC BOOK
Chapter Eleven. HOLOTOPS FIND HAPPINESS
Chapter twelve. DARK ISLAND
Chapter thirteen. THREE SLEEPING LORDS
Chapter fourteen. WHERE THE END OF THE WORLD BEGINS
Chapter fifteen. WONDERS OF THE LAST SEA
Chapter sixteen. THE END OF THE WORLD

SILVER CHAIR

Chapter first. BEHIND THE SCHOOL
Chapter two. JILL GET A JOB
Chapter three. THE KING GOES SAILING
Chapter Four. OWL ADVICE
Chapter five. HMUR
Chapter six. IN THE DESERT NORTHERN PLACES
Chapter seven. HILL WITH STRANGE MOATS
Chapter eight. IN THE HARFAN PALACE
Chapter Nine. ABOUT HOW OUR HEROES LEARNED SOMETHING IMPORTANT
Chapter ten. WHERE THE SUN DOESN'T SHINE
Chapter Eleven. IN THE DARK CASTLE
Chapter twelve. QUEEN OF THE DUNGEON
Chapter thirteen. DUNGEON WITHOUT A QUEEN
Chapter fourteen. THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE WORLD
Chapter fifteen. ABOUT HOW JILL DISAPPEARED
Chapter sixteen. EVERYTHING IS FINE

LAST FIGHT

Chapter first. AT THE STONE CAULDRON
Chapter two. THE KING'S rashness
Chapter three. MONKEYS IN GLORY
Chapter Four. WHAT HAPPENED THIS NIGHT
Chapter five. HOW HELP CAME TO THE KING
Chapter six. GLORIOUS NIGHT WORK
Chapter seven. MAINLY ABOUT GNOMES
Chapter eight. WHAT NEWS THE EAGLE BROUGHT
Chapter Nine. THE GREAT MEETING AT THE STABLE ON THE HILL
Chapter ten. WHO WILL ENTER THE STABLE
Chapter Eleven. EVENTS ARE ACCELERATING
Chapter twelve. THROUGH THE DOOR INTO THE STRY
Chapter thirteen. HOW THE Dwarfs DID NOT LET THEMSELVES BE TRICKED
Chapter fourteen. NIGHT IS COMING IN NARNIA
Chapter fifteen. FURTHER UP AND FURTHER DEPTH
Chapter sixteen. GOODBYE, COUNTRY OF SHADOWS

English writer, scientist, poet, philologist, literary critic and theologian. During the First World War he served in France, from 1918 to 1954 in Oxford. He taught English literature at St. Magdalene's College for about thirty years. Together with his friends and colleagues J. R. R. Tolkien and C. Williams, Lewis founded a circle of university figures who called themselves the Inklings. In 1954, Lewis moved to Cambridge, where he received a chair and became a professor; in 1955 he became a member of the British Academy of Sciences. As a scientist known for his research English literature the Middle Ages, as a theologian - with works that interpret Christianity from the point of view of a person who lost faith in childhood and returned to it in adulthood. The first literary publication was the poetry collection “The Burdened Spirit” (1919). Lewis was a Doctor of Letters from the Universities of Quebec (1952) and Manchester (1959), an honorary Doctor of Letters from the Universities of Dijon (1962) and Lyon (1963), and an honorary member of the councils of St. Magdalene's College, Oxford (1955) and University College, Cambridge (1958). In 1937 he became a fellow of the Victor Gollancz publishing house, in 1948 he became a member of the Royal Society of Literature; In 1957 he was awarded the Carnegie Foundation's Medal of Honor. The story “Letters of Screwtape” (1942) and philosophical and religious treatises “Love”, “Suffering”, “Miracle”, in which Lewis acted as an energetic apologist for Christianity, brought him worldwide fame. The series for children “The Chronicles of Narnia” was written in 1950-1956. Clive Staples Lewis died on November 22, 1963.

Clive Lewis.

The Chronicles of Narnia. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Lucy looks into the wardrobe

Once upon a time there were four children in the world, their names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. This book tells what happened to them during the war when they were taken out of London to avoid being harmed by air raids. They were sent to an old professor who lived in the very center of England, ten miles from the nearest post office. He never had a wife and lived in a very big house with a housekeeper and three maids - Ivy, Margaret and Betty (but they took almost no part in our story). The professor was very old, with disheveled gray hair and a tousled gray beard almost reaching his eyes. Soon the boys fell in love with him, but on the first evening, when he came out to meet them at the front doors, he seemed very strange to them. Lucy (the youngest) was even a little frightened by him, and Edmund (next in age to Lucy) had difficulty keeping from laughing - he had to pretend to blow his nose.

When they wished the professor that evening Good night and went upstairs to the bedrooms, the boys went into the girls' room to chat about everything they had seen that day.

“We were very lucky, that’s a fact,” said Peter. - Well, we’ll live here! We can do whatever our heart desires. This grandpa won't say a word to us.

“I think he’s just lovely,” said Susan.

- Shut up! - said Edmund. He was tired, although he pretended to be a little tired, and when he was tired, he was always out of sorts. - Stop saying that.

- How so? – asked Susan. - And anyway, it’s time for you to sleep.

“You imagine that you are a mother,” said Edmund. -Who are you to tell me? It's time for you to sleep.

“We’d better all lie down,” said Lucy. “If they hear us, we’ll get hit.”

“It won’t hit,” said Peter. “I’m telling you, this is the kind of house where no one will look at what we’re doing.” Yes, they won’t hear us. From here to the dining room it takes at least ten minutes to walk along all sorts of stairs and corridors.

- What is this noise? – Lucy suddenly asked. She had never been in such a huge house before, and the thought of long corridors with rows of doors leading to empty rooms made her feel uneasy.

“Just a bird, stupid,” said Edmund.

“It’s an owl,” Peter added. “There must be all sorts of birds here, apparently and invisibly.” Well, I'm going to bed. Listen, let's go explore tomorrow. In places like here you can find a lot of things. Did you see the mountains when we were driving here? And the forest? There are probably eagles here too. And deer! And certainly hawks.

“And badgers,” said Lucy.

“And foxes,” said Edmund.

“And rabbits,” said Susan.

But when morning came, it turned out that it was raining, and so often that neither mountains nor forests were visible from the window, even a stream in the garden was not visible.

- Of course, we can’t do without rain! - said Edmund.

They had just had breakfast with the professor and went upstairs to the room that he had allocated for them to play - a long, low room with two windows in one wall and two in the other, opposite.

“Stop nagging, Ed,” Susan said. “I bet you what you want, it will clear up in an hour.” In the meantime, there is a radio and a bunch of books. What's bad?

“Well, no,” said Peter, “this activity is not for me.” I'll go explore the house.

Everyone agreed that better game you can't imagine. And so their adventures began. The house was huge - it seemed there would be no end to it

– and it was full of the most extraordinary corners. At first, the doors they opened led, as one would expect, to empty guest bedrooms. But soon the guys found themselves in a long, very long room, hung with paintings, where knightly armor stood: behind it was a room with green curtains, in the corner of which they saw a harp. Then, going down three steps and up five, they found themselves in a small hall with a door to the balcony; Behind the hall there was a suite of rooms, all the walls of which were lined with cabinets with books - these were very old books in heavy leather bindings. And then the guys looked into the room where there was a large wardrobe. You, of course, have seen such wardrobes with mirrored doors. There was nothing else in the room except a dried blue fly on the windowsill.

“Empty,” said Peter, and one after another they left the room... everyone except Lucy. She decided to try to see if the closet door would open, although she was sure that it was locked. To her surprise, the door immediately swung open and two mothballs fell out.

Lucy looked inside. There were several long fur coats hanging there. More than anything else, Lucy loved to stroke fur. She immediately climbed into the closet and began rubbing her face against the fur; She, of course, left the door open - after all, she knew: there is nothing stupider than locking yourself in a closet. Lucy climbed deeper and saw that behind the first row of fur coats there was a second one. It was dark in the closet, and, afraid of hitting her nose on the back wall, she stretched out her arms in front of her. The girl took a step, another and another. She expected that her fingertips were about to hit the wooden wall, but her fingers still went into emptiness.

“What a huge closet! – thought Lucy, parting her fluffy fur coats and making her way further and further. Then something crunched under her foot. - I wonder what it is? - she thought. “Another mothball?” Lucy bent down and began to fumble with her hand. But instead of the smooth, smooth wooden floor, her hand touched something soft, crumbling and very, very cold.

“How strange,” she said and took two more steps forward.

The next second, she felt that her face and hands were resting not on the soft folds of fur, but on something hard, rough and even prickly.

- Just like tree branches! - Lucy exclaimed. And then she noticed a light ahead, but not where the closet wall should have been, but far, far away. Something soft and cold fell from above. A moment later, she saw that she was standing in the middle of the forest, there was snow under her feet, snow flakes were falling from the night sky.

Lucy was a little scared, but curiosity was stronger than fear. She looked over her shoulder: behind her, between the dark tree trunks, she could see an open closet door and through it, the room from which she got here (you, of course, remember that Lucy deliberately left the door open). There, behind the closet, it was still day. “I can always come back if something goes wrong,” Lucy thought and moved forward. “Crunch, crunch,” the snow crunched under her feet. About ten minutes later she came to the place where the light came from. In front of her was... a lamppost. Lucy's eyes widened. Why is there a lantern in the middle of the forest? And what should she do next? And then she heard the slight creaking of footsteps. The footsteps were getting closer. A few seconds passed, a very strange creature.

It was slightly taller than Lucy and held an umbrella, white with snow, over its head. The upper part of his body was human, and his legs, covered with black shiny fur, were goat, with hooves below. It also had a tail, but Lucy didn’t notice it at first, because the tail was carefully thrown over the hand - the one in which this creature was holding an umbrella - so that the tail would not drag in the snow. A thick red scarf was wrapped around his neck, matching the color of his reddish skin. It was strange, but

Clive Staples Lewis created a series of seven fantasy tales called The Chronicles of Narnia. The series of books is full of adventures and mysteries that will appeal not only to children, but also to adults.

Narnia - Wonderland, where magic reigns, and animals can talk and are friends with people, and besides, Good is trying to overcome eternal Evil. All parts of the Chronicles of Narnia contain many references to mythology Ancient Greece And Ancient Rome. An experienced reader will find hints of Christian ideas. The cycle is imbued with many ideas that will teach a child fidelity, devotion, courage and much more.

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Reading order for the Chronicles of Narnia book series

The first book in the series, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, was written in 1950 and the first publisher published the books in the order they were written. But the books have a broken chronology, and another publisher suggested reading the books based on the internal time frame of the story.

With external chronological order the reader will not have any problems, he just needs to read the books as they are published year by year. Literary portal Hedwig will tell you in more detail about the internal chronology of reading.

Written in 1955, it is the sixth book in the Chronicles of Narnia series. But it is with this book that it begins great story. In this book, the author tells how Narnia came into being, where the White Witch came from, and why the children managed to get into this world through the closet.
The backstory of the entire series begins with the fact that Polly and Digory, breaking the ban, decided to explore the attic of an ancient house. They found Uncle Andrew's strange laboratory. They will find out his secret. It turns out Andrew is a sorcerer. He makes Polly touch magic ring and she finds herself in another world. And Digory follows to save his friend and learns the history of Narnia.

Published in 1950 and this is the first book in the series. This is a story about four children - Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. London is being bombed and to protect the children, their parents send them to the house of Digory Kirk's friend. And so, when the children decided to play hide and seek, the youngest hides in the wardrobe, through which she finds herself in Narnia. Lucy returns home and tells her sister and brothers about her discovery, and then their adventures begin. They need not only to save Narnia from the evil witch, but also to save their family.

Published in 1954. This is the fifth book in the series. The action of the novel takes place on the territory of the neighboring country from Narnia - Tarkhistan. The story is about a boy Shasta who lived a poor life. One day a stranger comes to his house and wants to take him into slavery. Shasta takes the stranger's talking horse and goes to Narnia. On the way, he meets Aravita, who ran away from her stepmother and now adventures await them on the path to happiness.

The second book in the series was published in 1951. Peter and Edmund, Susan and Lucy appear again on the pages of this novel. They return to Narnia to help Prince Caspian restore peace to Narnia. Once again the reader will meet the strong and wise Aslan, and the story itself will teach courage and tell what the power of faith is capable of. The author himself said that main theme The book is the restoration of true religion after the distortion of its essence.

The third book in the series, published in 1952. This book tells more about the structure of the magical world and about Narnia. But there were some adventures. Edmund and Lucy return to Narnia, and their cousin Eustace goes with them.

Caspian, Eustace, Edmund and Luci board the ship "Dawn Treader" and set off in search of home country Aslana. Unforgettable adventures and secrets await them.

The fourth book in the Chronicles of Narnia series was published in 1953. Familiar and so familiar heroes have already grown up and they no longer have a place in the amazing magical world. The main characters of the story are Eustace and his girlfriend Jill.

Aslan calls the children to Narnia and entrusts them with an important mission, or rather they need to bring home the missing prince. But in order to fulfill their promise, Eustace and Jill must strictly follow the signs that Aslan told about.

The seventh book in the series is called “The Last Battle” and was published in 1956.

The last book in the series describes the end of the world of Narnia. The Last King In Narnia, Tyrian summons Eustace and Jill to help save the world from the cunning ape. He found a way to frame Aslan and now rules the country on his behalf. But there is faithful friends and simply comrades who do not believe in the false Aslan. A war is coming where justice and truth must be restored.

The Chronicles of Narnia series is popular all over the world. They read it and believe in the magical world. For children this is an amazing fairy tale, for adults it is an opportunity to plunge into the world of adventure and magic.

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