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Chronicles of Narnia Complete 7 Book box set Paperback – January 1, 1995
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- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherScholastic Books
- Publication dateJanuary 1, 1995
- ISBN-100583331378
- ISBN-13978-0583331371
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- Publisher : Scholastic Books (January 1, 1995)
- Language : English
- ISBN-10 : 0583331378
- ISBN-13 : 978-0583331371
- Reading age : 7+ years, from customers
- Item Weight : 1.69 pounds
- Best Sellers Rank: #20,135 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,612 in Epic Fantasy (Books)
- #3,230 in Action & Adventure Fiction (Books)
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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 English 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.
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Regarding the seven novels themselves and their readability: Great books come from great writers who can not only are outstanding storytellers but also offer more than mere diversion: Lewis, a celebrated scholar, teacher, writer, and popularizer of the Christian faith, was a literary giant; and when we read the Chronicles of Narnia, we see the world filtered through his worldview. The books and the writer are in this case inseparable; the books come from the writer and are deep expressions of his humanity, his views on courage and sacrifice and honor, which are at the heart of these seven novels. Having sold 85 million copies since 1950 (when the first book in the series was published), you can rest assured that the books have stood the test of time, entertaining and illuminating five generations of readers.
The only complaint I have about this boxed set is that the production values are mismatched: the covers are gorgeously printed, but the interiors use very cheap pulp paper, with blotty ink printing that obscures not only the text but the wonderful Pauline Baynes artwork. Since mass market paperbacks are routinely printed on pulp paper, the problem here seems to be the presswork: The over-inking of these pages obscures the printing of the text and obliterates the artwork. Since the one volume editions are issued from the same publisher, with readable text and no glaring deficiencies in the presswork, I hope that the publisher takes the time to correct what is otherwise a handsome, affordable, boxed edition.
A few comments about the forthcoming movie: the trailer looks wonderful and captures the sense of wonder that is Narnia. Early reviews are positive and, from all indications, Disney Pictures has a winner of a film and the beginnings of a major, new franchise. To my mind, the best thing about the movie is that it will prompt a certain number of people to go into the bookstores and look for the principal texts; I came to the Narnia books late in life, but reading them did what good fiction is supposed to do: Those books took me out of this world and into C.S. Lewis's wonderful and enchanting world of Narnia, and isn't THAT what superb storytelling is all about?
Bottom line: Despite my reservations about the printing of the interiors of these books, this is the edition of choice because of its price and portability. If you haven't read these books, now is the time to start: After December 9, when the film is released, everyone will be rushing to the bookstore to see what is next.
I look forward to the film release and also look forward to re-reading the Chronicles of Narnia again, just as soon as I finish re-reading Tolkien's THE LORD OF THE RINGS from cover to cover (including the appendices).
I later went on to own and read (by myself, in ink on paper format) the entire Chronicles of Narnia. I can remember being distinctly annoyed at the illustrator for LWW, who, despite the clear statement "it was all three-legged stools in the Beavers’ house except for Mrs. Beaver’s own special rocking chair beside the fire" drew Mrs Beaver sitting in an ordinary four-legged chair.
These seven novels are, of course, classic speculative fiction for children, and LWW is one of the best of the seven. For the record, I think I would choose The Silver Chair as the best and The Horse and His Boy as the least impressive. But you should just read them all -- they're short enough.
I doubt that the Chronicles of Narnia were the first portal fiction, but by now I feel confident in saying that they are the earliest example to survive and still be widely read in 2023.
I won't go into reviewing the Narnia stories themselves but rather what you are getting for about $7.00 a book.
Nice binding; the covers are similar to card stock, glossy with vibrant colours,
The pages themselves are thick and ALL the illustrations are in colour.
Considering a regular paperback itself retails for over $10, I would say this is a steal.
I read these books at least once a year so I think these will last a bit longer than the last batch.
As for the specific version in paperback, I would go for hardcover if you can afford it. You want to hold on to these and read them again and again and hopefully one day to your grandchildren too.