The Chronicles of Narnia "The Chronicles of Narnia" by fellow children's author Roger Lancelyn Green in March 1951, after he had read and discussed with Lewis his recently completed fourth book "The Silver Chair", originally entitled "Night under Narnia". Lewis described the origin of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" in an essay entitled "It All Began with a Picture": Shortly before the start of World War II, many children were evacuated to the English countryside in anticipation of attacks on London and other major urban areas by Nazi Germany. As a result, on 2 September 1939, three school girls named Margaret, Mary
The Chronicles of Narnia (film series) The Chronicles of Narnia (film series) The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of films based on "The Chronicles of Narnia", a series of novels by C. S. Lewis. From the seven books, there have been three film adaptations so far—"" (2005), "" (2008) and "" (2010)—which have grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide among them. The series revolves around the adventures of children in the world of Narnia, guided by Aslan, a wise and powerful lion that can speak and is the true king of Narnia. The children heavily featured in the films are the Pevensie siblings, and a prominent