The seven chronicles of Narnia are collected in a beautifully presented slipcase, featuring original artwork by Pauline Baynes.
Pauline Baynes Books
Pauline Baynes was an English illustrator renowned for her distinctive style that brought seminal fantasy works to life. Her meticulous and accurate artistry shone particularly in her illustrations for the beloved Chronicles of Narnia series. She possessed a remarkable talent for capturing the essence of imaginary realms, leading to her selection by J.R.R. Tolkien himself to illustrate his tales. Despite beginning with little formal artistic training, Baynes developed exceptional skill in map-making and detailed scene creation, allowing readers to deeply immerse themselves in fantastical landscapes.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- 189 pages
- 7 hours of reading
NARNIA...the land beyond the wardrobe, the secret country known only to Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy...the place where the adventure begins. Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professor's mysterious old house. At first, no one believes her when she tells of her adventures in the land of Narnia. But soon Edmund and then Peter and Susan discover the Magic and meet Aslan, the Great Lion, for themselves. In the blink of an eye, their lives are changed forever. --back cover
Journeys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures, and epic battles between good and evil -- what more could any reader ask for in one book? The book that has it all is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, written in 1949 by Clive Staples Lewis. But Lewis did not stop there. Six more books followed, and together they became known as The Chronicles of Narnia. For the past fifty years, The Chronicles of Narnia have transcended the fantasy genre to become part of the canon of classic literature. Each of the seven books is a masterpiece, drawing the reader into a land where magic meets reality, and the result is a fictional world whose scope has fascinated generations. This edition presents all seven books -- unabridged -- in one impressive volume. The books are presented here according to Lewis' preferred order, each chapter graced with an illustration by the original artist, Pauline Baynes. Deceptively simple and direct, The Chronicles of Narnia continue to captivate fans with adventures, characters, and truths that speak to readers of all ages, even fifty years after they were first published.
The Chronicles of Narnia (všech 7 dílů)
- 768 pages
- 27 hours of reading
All seven books in the Chronicles of Narnia are now available together in a hardcover volume which includes an essay by C.S. Lewis, On Three Ways of Writing for Children, where he explains precisely how the magic of Narnia first came to life.
Bilbo's Last Song
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Bilbo’s Last Song is considered by many to be Tolkien’s epilogue to his classic work The Lord of the Rings. As Bilbo Baggins takes his final voyage to the Undying Lands, he must say goodbye to Middle-earth. Poignant and lyrical, the song is both a longing to set forth on his ultimate journey and a tender farewell to friends left behind.Pauline Baynes’s jewel-like illustrations lushly depict both this final voyage and scenes from The Hobbit, as Bilbo remembers his first journey while he prepares for his last.
The Chronicles of Narnia - 3: The Horse and His Boy
- 175 pages
- 7 hours of reading
'How ever did you learn to talk?' asked Shasta in amazement. 'Where I come from, nearly all the animals talk.' replied the Horse. 'The happy land of Narnia.' His whinny sounded very like a sigh. Bree, the horse, has been kidnapped from Narnia and longs to return there. Shasta, on the verge of being sold into slavery, decides to run away with him in search of the home he's always dreamed of. But the journey is full of surprises, and fraught with dangers, and when the companions uncover a treasonous plot, it also becomes a race against time.
The battle of good against evil is fought in the magical world of Narnia, in the most enchanting fantasy novels ever written. This volume brings together the first three books of the timeless fantasy series.New cover and new type treatment!
book 5,sail on the most fabulous ship in Narnia. Lucy and Edmund, with their dreadful cousin Eustace, get magically pulled into a painting of a ship at sea. That ship is the Dawn Treader, and on board is Caspian, King of Narnia. He and his companions, including Reepicheep, the valiant warrior mouse, are searching for seven lost lords of Narnia, and their voyage will take them to the edge of the world. Their adventures include being captured by slave traders, a much-too-close encounter with a dragon, and visits to many enchanted islands, including the place where dreams come true.
This is the definitive collection of Tolkien's five acclaimed modern classic 'fairie' tales in the vein of The Hobbit, fully corrected and reset for this edition and all beautifully illustrated in pencil by the award-winning artist, Alan Lee.
The story of a family of miniature people who live in a quiet, out-of-the-way country house and who tried never to be seen by human beings.
