The Chronicles of Narnia books that make up "The Chronicles of Narnia" are presented here in order of original publication date: "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", completed by the end of March 1949 and published by Geoffrey Bles in the United Kingdom on 16 October 1950, tells the story of four ordinary children: Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie, who have been evacuated to the English countryside from London in 1940 following the outbreak of World War II. They discover a wardrobe in Professor Digory Kirke's house that leads to the magical land of Narnia. The Pevensie children help Aslan, a talking
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe the title "Tales of Narnia," while the Focus on the Family version uses the more familiar "Chronicles" moniker. The Focus on the Family version is also longer, with a full orchestra score, narration, a larger cast of actors, and introductions by Douglas Gresham, C. S. Lewis' stepson. In 2005, the story was adapted for a , co-produced by Walt Disney and Walden Media. It has so far been followed by two more films: "" and "". The latter was co-produced by Twentieth-Century Fox and Walden Media. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe