The book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is number one in the seven-book series of the Chronicles of Narnia. The 1st draft was finished by English author Clive Staples Lewis in 1949 and was released the following year. The book uses a bunch of Persian and Turkish words. Aslan, for instance, is the Turkish for Lion while Jadis is a Persian word meaning hag. In the meantime, the world of Narnia was named after a city in Italy called Narni.It is assumed the inspiration for Peter, Susan, Edmund, Lucy and the whole book itself came when C.S. Lewis became host to four children during WW2. As a teenager, Lewis experienced carrying parcels and an umbrella while in the woods, which became the inspiration for his outline of the faun when he met Lucy.
Book Illustration
The famous book illustrator Pauline Diana Baynes, who also illustrated for J.R.R. Tolkien, is well known for her line drawings of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. She completed a grand total of 350 drawings for the book, including the preferred illustration of Ann walking side by side with the faun under the umbrella and into the snow covered woods. Though the relationship between Baynes and Lewis were tainted (essentially because of the author's feedback of her drawings), the illustrations made by her are still the most strongly associated to the book despite the development in 3D animation of today. The illustrations of Aslan and of the mouse Reepicheep are two other drawings which immortalize Baynes. In 1998, she augmented her drawings by adding colours to them.
Stamps
The book the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was so popular in the home country of C.S. Lewis that in 1998 the Royal Mail issued a stamp based mostly on it. In 2005, New Zealand released 45-cent stamps which picture Lucy about to open the magic wardrobe and discover the world of Narnia. Lucy was also featured in a $2 New Zealand stamp as she keeps vigil over the fallen Aslan. In the meantime, a dismaying picture of the frozen armed forces is showed in a $1.50 stamp.
Lewis ' Grit
As a writer, C.S. Lewis at first concentrated on academic, spiritual, and sci-fi works. When he revealed his intention to write children's literature, plenty of his mates tried to dissuade him out of his decision. For them, venturing into creating a novel for kids would hurt Lewis ' name as a very serious writer. Furthermore, his mate J.R.R. Tolkien who wrote the Lord of the Rings, heavily criticized the book even though it was still in progress. Thankfully , C.S. Lewis endured in spite of the guidance of his pals and produced some of the hottest books in children's literature. Since the finishing of the Chronicles of Narnia series, there were an overall total of 100 million copies sold. There have also been countless radio, TV, stage, and movie adaptions of the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the most outstanding of which is the 2005 film by Walt Disney Pictures.
Book Illustration
The famous book illustrator Pauline Diana Baynes, who also illustrated for J.R.R. Tolkien, is well known for her line drawings of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. She completed a grand total of 350 drawings for the book, including the preferred illustration of Ann walking side by side with the faun under the umbrella and into the snow covered woods. Though the relationship between Baynes and Lewis were tainted (essentially because of the author's feedback of her drawings), the illustrations made by her are still the most strongly associated to the book despite the development in 3D animation of today. The illustrations of Aslan and of the mouse Reepicheep are two other drawings which immortalize Baynes. In 1998, she augmented her drawings by adding colours to them.
Stamps
The book the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was so popular in the home country of C.S. Lewis that in 1998 the Royal Mail issued a stamp based mostly on it. In 2005, New Zealand released 45-cent stamps which picture Lucy about to open the magic wardrobe and discover the world of Narnia. Lucy was also featured in a $2 New Zealand stamp as she keeps vigil over the fallen Aslan. In the meantime, a dismaying picture of the frozen armed forces is showed in a $1.50 stamp.
Lewis ' Grit
As a writer, C.S. Lewis at first concentrated on academic, spiritual, and sci-fi works. When he revealed his intention to write children's literature, plenty of his mates tried to dissuade him out of his decision. For them, venturing into creating a novel for kids would hurt Lewis ' name as a very serious writer. Furthermore, his mate J.R.R. Tolkien who wrote the Lord of the Rings, heavily criticized the book even though it was still in progress. Thankfully , C.S. Lewis endured in spite of the guidance of his pals and produced some of the hottest books in children's literature. Since the finishing of the Chronicles of Narnia series, there were an overall total of 100 million copies sold. There have also been countless radio, TV, stage, and movie adaptions of the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the most outstanding of which is the 2005 film by Walt Disney Pictures.
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