The Narnia Chronicles, first published in 1950, have been and
remain some of the most enduringly popular children’s books ever
published. The best known, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,
has been translated into 29 languages!“I’m dreaming,” thought
Shasta. “I could have sworn that horse spoke.”Bree, the talking
horse, has been kidnapped from Narnia, and longs to return. Shasta,
on the verge of being sold into slavery, decides to run away with
him. Before they know it, they are on a wild and dangerous journey
together, through strange cities, eerie tombs and harsh
deserts…This is the third adventure in the exciting Chronicles of
Narnia.
關於作者:
C. S. Lewis 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 Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held
until his retirement. 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 Mere Christianity, Out of the
Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the
universally acknowledged classics The Chronicles of Narnia. To
date, the Narnia books have sold over 100 million copies and been
transformed into three major motion pictures.
C.S.刘易斯,英国作家。曾执教于牛津大学1925~1954。1954~1963年任剑桥大学中世纪和文艺复兴英国文学教授。所著儿童故事集《纳尼亚传奇》情节动人,妙趣横生。其他作品有《爱情的寓言:对中世纪传统的研究》1936以及科幻小说三部曲《沉寂的星球》1938、《皮尔兰德拉星》1943和《黑暗之劫》1945等。