The Chronicles of Narnia - Bind-Up Ed.

Informationen zum Autor Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a fellow and tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954 when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. Pauline Baynes was a British illustrator renowned for her work on C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia . J.R.R. Tolkien admired her work so much that she was invited to illustrate first his Farmer Giles of Ham and then The Adventures of Tom Bombadil . Her work spanned 60 years, and in 1968 she won the Kate Greenaway Medal. In 1999 she drew a map of the Little Kingdom for the 50th anniversary edition of Farmer Giles of Ham . Pauline Baynes died in 2008. Klappentext 'The Chronicles of Narnia' have enchanted millions of readers over the last fifty years and the magical events described in C.S. Lewis's immortal prose have left many a lasting memory. For here is a world where a witch decrees eternal winter; where there are more talking animals than people; and where battles are fought by Centaurs, Giants and Fauns. Zusammenfassung The Chronicles of Narnia have enchanted millions of readers over the last fifty years and the magical events described in C.S. Lewis's immortal prose have left many a lasting memory for adults and children alike.

Product details

• Authors: C S Lewis, C. S. Lewis, C.S. Lewis, Clive S Lewis, Clive St. Lewis, Clive Staples Lewis
• Assisted by: Pauline Baynes (Illustration)
• Publisher: Haper Collins Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 8
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2001
• EAN: 9780007117307
• ISBN: 978-0-00-711730-7
• No. of pages: 768
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 233 mm x 39 mm
• Series: Narnia; The Chronicles of Narnia; Narnia; Die Chroniken von Narnia / The Chronicles of Narnia
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy