The Silver Chair – Chapter Summaries

Here is a chapter by chapter summary of The Silver Chair. It doesn’t cover all major plot points, and is just an overview.

1. Behind the Gym
   Scrubb almost ran into Jill behind the gym, where she was hiding from ‘Them’. That was when Scrubb told Jill of what had happened to him during the last lot of holidays, and why he seemed a different person. Their only hope was to see if they could make their own way into Narnia. That was when things started to go wrong.
2. Jill is Given a Task
   After Aslan had given Jill a task and and Given her instructions to follow, it was time for her to go into Narnia after Scrubb. When she arrived, she realized how dull and grubby Scrubb was, and how wet she was.
3. The Sailing of the King
   Jill tried her best to get Scrubb to see if there was anyone he recognized or knew, but he was in a very disagreeable mood. It wasn’t until after dinner and they were talking, that they realized that they had muffed the first of Aslan’s Signs.
4. A Parliament of Owls
   After getting ready for a quick night escape, Jill and Scrubb met with the council of owls. That was when they heard the story of the lost prince, and it was decided what must be done at once.
5. Puddleglum
   After the parliament had ended, Jill and Scrubb were taken, Much to Jill’s disgust, to meet Puddleglum. After having their dinner, they help to get things prepared for an early start the next morning.
6. The Wild Waste Lands of North
   Once on the moor, they rested for a while before continuing on. But now they had to walk past the giants which was not a pleasant experience. After finding a bridge to cross the river, they followed the worn road, until they at last found Harfang. They decided it was best to camp the night and head for Harfang in the morning.
7. The Hill of Strange Trenches
   While crossing the last hill in the dreadful wind, Jill found herself out of the wind in some sort of trench. But it was no use to them at all, for it did not go anywhere. After finally making it to Harfang, they were taken to the throne room and introduced to the king and queen.
8. The House of Harfang
   After meeting the king and queen, Jill, Scrubb, and Puddleglum, were taken to different rooms, where they were fed, cleaned and put to bed. By the time Jill was in bed, the snow had stopped, but it had started raining. After realizing they had muffed the first 3 signs, it was time to work on a way out of the castle.
9. How they Discovered Something Worth Knowing
   After spending the morning in a very gay mood, Jill Scrubb, and Puddleglum waited until after lunch before trying to make their escape through the scullery door. It was during their escape that they found themselves sliding down a rock-slide, and being confronted by an unseen enemy.
10. Travels Without the Sun
    After discovering they were surrounded by and army of earthmen, the children and the Marshwiggle, were led through a series of tunnels and chambers, to an underground beach where they boarded a waiting boat. After disembarking, they were taken into the city where they met a knight in the service if the queen of the underworld.
11. In the Dark Castle
    After having dinner with the knight and learning what the Queen of the Underworld was hoping to accomplish, Jill, Scrubb, and Puddleglum went to hide in another room while the earthmen came and saw to the prince. After the earthmen left, the Children and the Marsh-Wiggle helped the prince, and waited with him when the Queen returned.
12. The Queen of the Underland
    When the queen discovered the children and the Marsh-Wiggle with the prince, she wanted to know what was going on and tried putting them under an enchantment. It was all thanks to Puddleglum clear head and quick thinking that the enchantment was broken before it could take a proper hold over all of them.
13. Underland Without the Queen
    After dealing with Puddleglum’s foot, and resting a while, everybody realized things were not quite right and that there was a strange sound coming from outside the castle. When they realized that there were enchantments surrounding the underworld, they all decided it was time to make their escape as best they could.
14. The Bottom of the World
    Golg the Gnome explained to the group, what had happened, and what all the earthmen were doing. Golg showed Jill, Scrubb, Puddleglum and the prince the way to the earth earth diggings that would lead them to the surface, and invited them to return to Bism with him and the rest of the earthmen. But it was time to leave as the water was rising and would soon cut them off.
15. The Disappearance of Jill
    After discovering a hole high in the earth wall, Puddleglum lifted Jill onto his shoulders so she could see out. That was when she disappeared. After Jill realized where she was, and much confusion as to what was going on, Jill finally managed to get the others freed from the hole.
16. The Healing of Harms
    With the prince already gone to meet his father when Jill awoke, it was time to wake Scrubb and Puddleglum, so that her and Scrubb could go and see the king and the prince before they left. While returning Jill and Scrubb to their own world, Caspian and Aslan helped to sort out a few problems with the way things were run at Experiment House.