--- product_id: 1355910 title: "The Chronicles of Narnia" brand: "c.s. lewis, pauline baynes" price: "867.81 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1355910-the-chronicles-of-narnia store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Published 2004, timeless appeal Hardcover, premium binding 784 richly illustrated pages The Chronicles of Narnia **Brand:** c.s. lewis, pauline baynes **Price:** 867.81 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🦁 Unlock the wardrobe to a world where legends live forever! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Chronicles of Narnia by c.s. lewis, pauline baynes - **How much does it cost?** 867.81 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1355910-the-chronicles-of-narnia) ## Best For - c.s. lewis, pauline baynes enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted c.s. lewis, pauline baynes brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Epic 7-Book Collection:** Dive into 7 enchanting tales that shaped generations. - • **Timeless Classic Since 2004:** Own a modern edition of a mid-20th century masterpiece. - • **Critically Acclaimed & Loved:** 4.8-star rating from nearly 4,000 readers—don’t miss out on the magic. - • **Illustrated Hardcover Edition:** Experience Narnia with stunning visuals and durable luxury. - • **Top-Ranked Christian & Children’s Classic:** Join thousands who cherish this #68 Christian allegory and #1,430 children’s classic. ## Overview The Chronicles of Narnia is a beautifully illustrated hardcover edition featuring all seven classic tales by C.S. Lewis, published by HarperCollins in 2004. Spanning 784 pages, this collection blends fantasy, timeless moral themes, and rich storytelling, making it a top-ranked Christian allegory and children’s classic with a stellar 4.8-star rating from thousands of readers. ## Description Don’t miss one of America’s top 100 most-loved novels, selected by PBS’s The Great American Read. An impressive hardcover volume containing all seven books in the classic fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia , graced by black-and-white chapter opening illustrations and featuring an essay by C. S. Lewis on writing. This volume also contains C. S. Lewis's essay "On Three Ways of Writing for Children." Fantastic creatures, heroic deeds, epic battles in the war between good and evil, and unforgettable adventures come together in this world where magic meets reality, which has been enchanting readers of all ages for over sixty years. The Chronicles of Narnia has transcended the fantasy genre to become a part of the canon of classic literature. This edition presents all seven books— The Magician's Nephew ; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; The Horse and His Boy ; Prince Caspian ; The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ; The Silver Chair ; and The Last Battle —unabridged. The books appear according to C. S. Lewis's preferred order and each chapter features a chapter opening illustration by the original artist, Pauline Baynes. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Dimensions | 9.1 x 6.5 x 2.5 inches | | Edition | Illustrated | | Grade Level | 3 - 4 | | Isbn 10 | 0060598247 | | Isbn 13 | 978-0060598242 | | Item Weight | 2.25 pounds | | Language | English | | Print Length | 784 pages | | Publication Date | October 26, 2004 | | Publisher | HarperCollins | | Reading Age | 7+ years, from customers | ## Images ![The Chronicles of Narnia - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91jlAlsTYzL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Was happy to see a copy with Ben Barnes on the ... *by on Reviewed in the United States April 12, 2015* I needed another copy of the series after I lost my first one years ago and wanted to read them all over again. Was happy to see a copy with Ben Barnes on the cover, since he's become one of my favorite of the new, young actors on the scene today, and decided this would be the copy I would get specifically because of that. Totally worth it.In regards to the writing itself, it's interesting to see the way your perspective of the stories changes as you get older. When I was a little girl, all I saw was fantasy and magic and wait, is that Lion an allegory for Jesus??? Which was strange and unusual for my brain at the time because I didn't know the perspective the author was coming from.Having grown up and been able to learn just where C.S Lewis was going with things and digest the stories in a better fashion, I love the way everything makes so much more sense then it did all those years ago. It's since become my favorite allegory to God that I, as a Christian-raised Atheist, have found. There are parts of it, of course, that made me a little wary, such as the slightly racist moments in the book, but I gave those a bit of a pass because I accept them as a product of the times and take them with a grain of salt.There were also some rather surprising moments in the books, too. Some that were unintentionally hilarious simply because of the evolution of certain nuances of language that when they were written meant something much different then they did now, like when King Caspian meets up with an old acquaintance of his father who buys him from slavers and makes comments that nowadays made it sound like he was wanting to do inappropriate things with the potentially-underage King who reminded him of the man he'd served under years ago but at the time were probably meant to be reassurances to a young boy that he had bought him because he felt bad for him and wanted to protect him. There's also a moment in the books when Caspian is injured by a werewolf that surprised me and made me wonder about the differences in werewolf lore between "our world" and "Narnia." It's never mentioned again, so one is left to assume that Caspian suffers no curses because of the injury, where in traditional lore, he would have ended up howling at the moon the month after!Another interesting thing of note that I never noticed as a child but was unable to ignore the more I read it was the relationship between the King and the Unicorn in The Last Battle. I initially tried to write it off as my brain reinterpreting things in a modern light instead of reading it as it was meant to be because of the evolution of language, the same way I had Caspian's purchase from the slavers a few books earlier. But the more I read their interactions and saw how deeply the two characters were meant to care for one another, I began to seriously wonder if Lewis had intended for them to be a positive example of a homosexual relationship. I didn't know if I was reading into it correctly, and I may still be off, but I have since found that he was actually very forgiving in his dealings with the subject of homosexuality and may have considered it a sin, but also apparently felt that there wasn't anything inherently evil about it. It may be things that I am, again, misinterpreting through a modern lens, but it's interesting to note, and as a bisexual individual, I found it heartwarming to see that one of my favorite novels from childhood written by a strong Christian for the purpose of creating a strong Christian allegory may have been written in such a way as to forgive something that many other Christians today feel is the absolute worst, most disgusting thing you can ever do.Maybe the King and the Unicorn were meant to have a brotherly relationship, though, and I'm reading it all wrong. It's simply something that struck me quite strongly when I reread it and was one of those things that I had completely missed when I first read them as a child.Long story short: I came back to the series because I missed it so much and had lost a previous copy. Rereading it as an adult brought new things to light and made rereading it a more enriching experience and reaffirmed it as one of my favorite novel series ever. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Much better than the movies! Excellent and Easy Read *by on Reviewed in the United States April 22, 2016* I first became aware of The Chronicles of Narnia from the 3 movies (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader) that have been released. Then I came to know their well-known author CS Lewis and that the movies are based on his novels. And reading the original novels has then always been on my mind.In reality, The Chronicles of Narnia comprises of 7 books, of which only 3 have been released as movies. I read these in the chronological order that CS Lewis would have recommended his readers; The Magician’s Nephew, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, The Horse and His Boy, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair and The Last Battle. Throughout the books, there are biblical instances that I could identify such as the death and resurrection of Aslan, the Ape Shift as the false prophet, etc.I am glad that I follow this order as this evolves right from the first generation; Digory – the Pevensies’ uncle and Polly in the first book The Magician’s Nephew. As one can only enter Narnia as a child, after Digory and Polly had put on in years which made them no longer able to re-enter Narnia, then came along the second generation; Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie. In the book Prince of Caspian, this is where Peter and Susan were able to last visit Narnia as they were growing up as young adults. The Pevensies’ cousin Eustace Scrubb made his first foray into Narnia in the book The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, accompanied by Edmund and Lucy. This book marks Edmund’s and Lucy’s last visit to Narnia as like Peter and Susan, they were growing up. The rest of the books describe the third generation; Eustace Scrubb and his school-mate Jill Pole. Reading the final book The Last Battle, the biblical book of Revelations come to my mind, the passing of Old Narnia and entering to new Narnia. And in this book, all the characters starting from Digory, Polly, Peter, Edmund, Lucy, Eustace, Jill and the Narnia characters Caspian, Lord Drinian, etc came alive in the new Narnia. Susan was not among them as she had chosen to forsake and renounce her belief in Narnia. There was an unexpected twist in that Aslan had told Digory, Polly, Peter, Edmund and Lucy before that they were no longer able to re-enter Narnia, but yet they did manage to re-enter Narnia. I will leave you to read to find out this twist that I am referring to.Reading these books make me feel like CS Lewis was narrating his novels to me, as often he would use a first person’s narrative. Eg phrases such as (at least, I’m sure I’m not), (By the way, I have never yet heard how these remote islands became attached to the crown of Narnia, if I ever do, and if the story is at all interesting, I may put it in some other book).Overall, I enjoyed reading this book and I highly recommend everyone to read the actual novels. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Timeless classic:5+ *by on Reviewed in the United States January 8, 2006* The Chronicles of Narnia is a marvelous set of seven fairy tales about a world other than our own where a lion named Aslan serves as the voice of wisdom, goodness and power. Many believe them to be tied to C. S. Lewis's Christian beliefs, which they surely would be as one writes about what one knows and believes at some level, whether intentional or not. However, it seems to me that the stories in the chronicles are as much about basic truth, goodness and the concept that there is a power bigger than each of us, whatever our religion or lack thereof. As regards religious belief(s), all religions in which God is the center share similar `truths' and differ, primarily, in the interpretation of how these truths are to be viewed and how they are to be applied to living. Well, enough of that.The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe was the first written and it introduces us to four children: Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter. The four siblings have a most extraordinary adventure when they travel to another world called Narnia through a large wardrobe in a room in a large country estate outside London where they've been sent for safety during World War II. They meet some powerful characters, a host of talking animals, and become instrumental in the overthrow of the wicked White Witch who has caused a hundred years of winter in Narnia (but no Christmas). Eventually the children return home. Later they (or some of them, at least) return to Narnia for further adventures in the stories of Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and The Silver Chair. Other children experience Narnia as well in The Horse and His Boy and The Magician's Nephew, until the enchanted land comes to an end in The Last Battle.The essay at the end of the book about writing for children is enlightening. As Lewis states, however, don't expect to learn how to write for children by reading the essay. He says he's not conceited enough to think he could do that. Reading it will, however, give the reader better insight into Lewis's philosophy of writing in general, but, most particularly, for the young.There's ongoing controversy over the reading order of these remarkable stories which C.S. "Jack" Lewis began writing in 1949 and finished in 1956 (he died in 1963). My preference is to begin with The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (I find it interesting that Hollywood started with this one and not the chronological first one, The Magician's Nephew. It gives me hope that they can do some things right). I, for one, would not want to know some things about Narnia at the beginning of the series. It makes me wonder how future generations will think the six (so far) Star Wars sagas should be viewed. Will there be controversy over whether or not the first in the series should be the prequel we have today in which we learn who, why and how Darth Vader became Darth Vader? I, again, would not want to know right away. Having seen the first one in the 70s, I appreciate that my questions about DV fermented for a time, to be answered later; but, will future generations agree?However you read The Chronicles of Narnia, just read them. It's a worthwhile expenditure of time and effort!Carolyn Rowe Hill ## Frequently Bought Together - The Chronicles of Narnia - The Space Trilogy - The Hobbit And The Lord Of The Rings: Deluxe Pocket Boxed Set --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1355910-the-chronicles-of-narnia](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1355910-the-chronicles-of-narnia) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-07-05*