To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the world's earliestglimpse into the magical land of Narnia in The Lion, the Witch andthe Wardrobe, Pauline Baynes, the first illustrator of C.S. Lewis'senchanting creatures and remarkable landscapes, has hand paintedher original black-and-white pictures for a beautiful newfull-color collection of all seven volumes in the Chronicles ofNarnia series. In keeping with the otherworldly, earthy nature ofthe stories, Baynes's colors are muted yet rich, tending towardwarm greens and golds, printed on lovely smooth, high-qualitypaper. This stunning gift box is truly a gem, containing, inaddition to the best-loved classic, The Lion, the Witch and theWardrobe, The Magician's Nephew, The Horse and His Boy, PrinceCaspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, and TheLast Battle. Each title also features Baynes's original cover artfrom the 1950s. Whether entering Narnia for the first time (luckyyou!) or the hundredth, visitors to the land beyond the Wardrobewill gasp in delight to see the fauns, lions, unicorns, andchildren of Narnia bloom with new life and delicate color.
Offering seven new ways to celebrate 50 years of a timelessclassic, this boxed set features full-color art by Pauline Baynes,the original illustrator of this universally loved series. Eachbook stands alone but together all seven tell the entire history ofa fantastic world.
作者简介
C. S. Lewis, Oxford University don and prolific writer, wasone of the most brilliant Christian philosophers and apologists ofthe 20th century. At the same time, Lewis had the uncanny abilityto speak clearly to even the very young. Since his death in theearly 1960's, his books - which range from fiction to non-fictionand from juvenile to adult audiences - have created a lastinglegacy for him.
目录
《C. S. Lewis 1 The Magician's Nephew》
《C. S. Lewis 2 The Lion,THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE》
《C. S. Lewis 3 The Horse and His Boy》
《C. S. Lewis 4 Prince Caspian》
《C. S. Lewis 5 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader》
《C. S. Lewis 6 The Silver Chair》
《C. S. Lewis 7 The Last Battle》
媒体评论
"The magic of C S Lewis's parallel universe never fades." TheTimes "When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret. Now that I amfifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childishthings, including the fear of childishness."
——C S Lewis
