The secret passage to the house next door leads to a fascinating
adventure.
男孩迪戈雷和女孩波莉喜欢冒险,他俩误入迪戈雷舅舅安德鲁的实验室,安德鲁是个蹩脚而自私的魔法师。为了实验自己的魔法,他利用魔法戒指把迪戈雷和波莉送到一个神秘的树林,这里可通往各个世界。通过戒指的魔力,两个孩子又到达了一个濒死的世界--恰恩城。迪戈雷出于好奇,唤醒了邪恶的女巫--简蒂丝女王。女巫曾用灭绝咒使恰恩王国变成荒凉的城市,并灭绝了那里所有的活物。她跟随两个孩子到了伦敦。安德鲁舅舅在她面前吓得直哆嗦,甘心做她的奴仆。为了不让她继续在城里为非作歹,两个孩子又把她带到另一个世界。安德鲁舅舅、马车夫和他的老马也跟随而去。在这个世界里,他们目睹狮王阿斯兰创造了万物,建立了一个全新的国度--纳尼亚王国。阿斯兰任命马车夫和他的妻子作为纳尼亚王国的第一位国王和王后,并把他的老马变成飞马。迪戈雷被狮王阿斯兰派到远方的花园摘取一只苹果--生命果。在那里,迪戈雷抵制住女巫简蒂丝的诱惑,把生命果带了回来。阿斯兰将苹果树种在纳尼亚的边境,以抵御女巫的侵袭
內容簡介:
This large, deluxe hardcover edition of the first title in the
classic Chronicles of Narnia series, The Magician''s Nephew, is a
gorgeous introduction to the magical land of Narnia. The many
readers who discovered C.S. Lewis''s Chronicles through The Lion,
the Witch, and the Wardrobe will be delighted to find that the next
volume in the series is actually the first in the sequence--and a
step back in time. In this unforgettable story, British
schoolchildren Polly and Digory inadvertently tumble into the Wood
Between the Worlds, where they meet the evil Queen Jadis and,
ultimately, the great, mysterious King Aslan. We witness the birth
of Narnia and discover the legendary source of all the adventures
that are to follow in the seven books that comprise the
series.
Rich, heavy pages, a gold-embossed cover, and Pauline Baynes''s
original illustrations hand-colored by the illustrator herself 40
years later make this special edition of a classic a bona fide
treasure.
《纳尼亚传奇》(The Chronicles of
Narnia)是英国作家C·S·路易斯于1951年至1956年间创作的一套七册的奇幻儿童文学,为英美儿童文学经典之一。故事的开始讲述一个小男孩和一个女孩偶然进入了一个异世界,称为纳尼亚,并在那里经历过一连串的冒险,及看到那个世界的创造。故事中的“纳尼亚王国”是一个神秘奇幻的世界,在这些故事中,小主人公们或凭借一枚魔法戒指,或通过一扇衣柜大门等各种奇妙方法进入奇幻世界纳尼亚王国。书里有会说人话的动物:巨人、马人、巨龙、树精、地精和人鱼等等,有善良的羊怪和小矮人,还有伟大的狮王阿斯兰。在它们的帮助下,小主人公们通过英勇的冒险和战斗,一次次战胜邪恶,保卫了这个神奇而充满欢乐的国度。《纳尼亚传奇》融神话、童话和传奇为一体,以正义与邪恶的斗争为线索展开,寓意深刻,并富于戏剧性,情节紧张,曲折动人,想象奇特、引人入胜。这部作品在英美几乎是家喻户晓的儿童读物,也被一致公认为20世纪最佳儿童图书之一。在半个世纪里,这部书的销售达到65005册,至今已被翻译成30多种外国文字。
關於作者:
Clive Staples Lewis 1898-1963 was one of the intellectual
giants of the twentieth century and arguably the most influential
Christian writer 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. His
major contributions in literary criticism, children''s literature,
fantasy literature, and popular theology brought him international
renown and acclaim. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him
to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract
thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and
popular accomplishments include The Chronicles of Narnia, Out of
the Silent Planet, The Four Loves, The Screwtape Letters, and Mere
Christianity.