Companion to Narnia : A Complete Guide to the

Step into the Wardrobe This peerless companion has served as an adventurer's passport to the land of Narnia for twenty-five years and was used by the cast and crew of the major motion picture The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe . From Aslan, the Great Lion, to Zardeenah, the mysterious lady of the night, this comprehensive, accessible book contains hundreds of alphabetically arranged and indexed entries covering all the characters, events, places, and themes that Lewis brilliantly wove into his timeless and magical world. For readers of all ages, this is the perfect guide for the enchanted world of C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia.

Abbreviations

ix

List of Maps, Illustrations, and Diagrams

xii

Foreword

xv

Madeleine L'Engle

Preface to the Fifth Edition

xx

Introduction

1

(28)

How to Read the Chronicles of Narnia

2

(4)

What Lewis Was Writing and Why: The Two C. S. Lewises

6

(4)

What Is a Story?

10

(5)

How C. S. Lewis Wrote the Chronicles of Narnia

15

(7)

In Which Order Should the Chronicles Be Read?

22

(5)

A Personal Note

27

(2)

Using the Companion

29

(8)

Where to Begin

29

(1)

How to Find an Entry

29

(1)

How to Read an Entry

30

(2)

Major Characters and Places

32

(1)

Bibliography

32

(1)

Variants

33

(1)

Guide to the Most Important Entries

34

(3)

The Companion from A to Z

37

(426)

Appendix One Chronology of the Composition and Publication of the Chronicles of Narnia

463

(2)

Appendix Two List of Comparative Ages of Principal Characters in the Chronicles of Narnia

465

(2)

Appendix Three A Comparison of Narnian and Earth Time

467

(4)

Appendix Four Variances in the Ending of Chapter Twelve, ``The Dark Island,'' in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

471

(2)

Appendix Five Doris T. Myers, ``The Compleat Anglican: Spiritual Style in the Chronicles of Narnia''

473

(16)

Appendix Six Stephen Yandell, ``A Narnian Atlas''

489

(28)

Acknowledgments

517

(3)

Index of Biblical References

520

(3)

Index of Real Persons

523

(6)

About the Author

529

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Companion to Narnia : A Complete Guide to the Magical World of C. S. Lewis's the Chronicles of Narnia

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