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The NarnianAlan Jacobs

The Narnian

2005355 pages
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The White Witch, Aslan, fauns and talking beasts, centaurs and epic battles between good and evil -- all these have become a part of our collective imagination through the classic volumes of The Chronicles of Narnia. Over the past half century, children everywhere have escaped into this world and delighted in its wonders and enchantments. Yet what we do know of the man who created Narnia? This biography sheds new light on the making of the original Narnian, C. S. Lewis himself.Lewis was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably the most influential religious writer…

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4 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2008
    HarperOne · 384 pages · 9780061448720
  • Paperback · English · 2006
    HarperOne · 368 pages · 9780060872694
  • Ebook · English · 2005
    HarperCollins · 9780060896959
  • Other · English · 2005
    HarperOne · 342 pages · 9780060766900
History and criticismEnglish Christian literatureChristianity and literatureEnglish AuthorsReligionNarnia (Imaginary place)Christian biographyBiography