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Beyond the Wardrobe

In October 1945, C.S. Lewis wrote a slightly grumpy reply to someone asking him to do a book on Christianity, in plain language, specifically for workers. Since giving a series of wartime BBC lectures on the faith’s basics, Lewis had become a kind of Christian Answer Man, and frankly, he had other ambitions and projects. “I am nearly 47,” he complained. “Where are my successors?” […]

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C.S. Lewis for children

The dreams C.S. Lewis had that began in the late 1940s were different. Some were frightening and some were beautiful and, as he described them to family and friends, they involved lions, especially a giant lion that had a regal, yet wild personality. […]

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Narnia blockbuster spells a new chapter for CS Lewis

The upcoming movie adaptation of CS Lewis’s book, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, is expected to set a new precedent. Far from sitting back and watching, publisher HarperCollins is working closely with filmmaker Walden Media, unleashing a massive, worldwide marketing drive for the books, timed to coincide with the film – and not only for The Chronicles of Narnia, but most of Lewis’s other books as well […]

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‘Narnia’ books getting a boost from film

Hollywood has been turning best-selling novels into movies for decades, as far back as ”Gone With the Wind.” But publishers have usually had nothing to do with it. They watched and hoped the movie would drive up sales of the book. Sometimes it did, but just as often it didn’t. […]

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Moviefone’s “World of Narnia”

Moviefone has launched a new “The World of Narnia” homepage to house exclusive clips, trailers and behind the scenes featurettes from the film. Currently, they’re hosting pictures from the film, Behind the Magic featurettes including […]

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Why Uncle Andrew Couldn’t Hear the Animals Speak

In April we brought you an exclusive chapter from the forthcoming book “The Chronicles of Narnia and Philosophy”. NarniaWeb is proud to be able to present another chapter that you’ll only be able to find there. This chapter is on a fascinating topic, Why Uncle Andrew Couldn’t Hear the Animals Speak and is written by Kevin Kinghorn, a Philosophy Tutor at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. […]