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Although The Magician’s Nephew was written several years after C.S. Lewis first began THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA®, he wanted it to be read as the first book in the series. HarperCollins is happy to present these books in the order in which Professor Lewis preferred.
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The seven Chronicles of Narnia (in reading order) were first published in Great Britain as follows:
The Magician’s Nephew (The Bodley Head, 1955). Copyright © 1955 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
Art by Pauline Baynes; copyright © 1955 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Geoffrey Bles, 1950). Copyright © 1950 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
Art by Pauline Baynes; copyright © 1950 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
The Horse and His Boy (Geoffrey Bles, 1954). Copyright © 1954 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
Art by Pauline Baynes; copyright © 1954 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
Prince Caspian (Geoffrey Bles, 1951). Copyright © 1951 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
Art by Pauline Baynes; copyright © 1951 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Geoffrey Bles, 1952). Copyright © 1952 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
Art by Pauline Baynes; copyright © 1952 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
The Silver Chair (Geoffrey Bles, 1953). Copyright © 1953 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
Art by Pauline Baynes; copyright © 1953 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
The Last Battle (The Bodley Head, 1956). Copyright © 1956 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
Art by Pauline Baynes; copyright © 1956 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
Boxen Copyright © 1985 by C.S. Lewis Pte Ltd.
‘Littera Scripta Manet’, ‘Tararo’ and ‘The Life of Lord John Big of Bigham’
Copyright © 2008 by C.S. Lewis Pte Ltd.
Published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2008
Boxen: Childhood Chronicles before Narnia first published in Great Britain in an abridged form as Boxen by William Collins and Co. Ltd and by Fount Paperbacks, London 1985
The Chronicles of Narnia
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Contents
Chapter Two: Digory and His Uncle
Chapter Three: The Wood Between the Worlds
Chapter Four: The Bell and the Hammer
Chapter Five: The Deplorable Word
Chapter Six: The Beginning of Uncle Andrew’s Troubles
Chapter Seven: What Happened at the Front Door
Chapter Eight: The Fight at the Lamp-post
Chapter Nine: The Founding of Narnia
Chapter Ten: The First Joke and Other Matters
Chapter Eleven: Digory and His Uncle Are Both in Trouble
Chapter Twelve: Strawberry’s Adventure