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

Set in a fictional land called Narnia with talking animals and mythical creatures and their ruler, the White Witch who has ruled for a 100 years, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the first of a seven-part series by C. S. Lewis where four children, the youngest of whom can visit Narnia through his wardrobe closet. It has been included in the ‘All-Time 100 Novels’ by TIME magazine and ranks 9 on BBC’s ‘The Big Read’.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis, published by Geoffrey Bles in 1950. It is the first published and best known of seven novels in The Chronicles of Narnia (1950–1956). Among all the author's books, it is also the most widely held in libraries. Although it was originally the first of The Chronicles of Narnia, it is volume two in recent editions that are sequenced by the stories' chronology. Like the other Chronicles, it was illustrated by Pauline Baynes, and her work has been retained in many later editions.