The Chronicles of Narnia Narnian to be introduced in the series; he invites her to his home with the intention of betraying her to Jadis, but quickly repents and befriends her. In "The Horse and His Boy" he devises the Narnian delegation's plan of escape from Calormen. He returns for a brief dialogue at the end of "The Last Battle". Tumnus is the faun in the snowy wood: the mental image of which, according to Lewis, was the initial inspiration for the entire Narnia series. Prince Caspian, later to become King Caspian X of Narnia, Lord of Cair Paravel and Emperor of The Lone
The Chronicles of Narnia a likely influence. The manuscript for "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" was complete by the end of March 1949. The name "Narnia" is based on Narni, Italy, written in Latin as "Narnia". Green wrote: "The Chronicles of Narnia's" seven books have been in continuous publication since 1956, selling over 100 million copies in 47 languages and with editions in Braille. The first five books were originally published in the United Kingdom by Geoffrey Bles. The first edition of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" was released in London on 16 October 1950. Although three more books, "Prince