the chronicles of narnia the magician's nephew

They introduce themselves and Polly soon learns Digory’s father is away in India, and he and his mother have had to leave their home in the country to live with “ an Aunt and an Uncle who’s mad… looking after… Mother ill and going to… die…” One morning she was out in the back garden when a boy scrambled up from the garden next door… Polly was very surprised because up till now there had never been any children in that house, but only Mr Ketterley and Miss Ketterley, a brother and sister, old bachelor and old maid, living together.’ ‘ She lived in one of a long row of houses which were all joined together. So, we’re probably at the turn of a new century when we meet Polly, who’s about to meet Digory for the first time…

Nesbit, and they featured in her 3-novel series in the first book, ‘ The Story of the Treasure Seekers’, set in 1899, they’re seeking to regain their lost fortunes. Interestingly, the Bastables were a fictional family, created by E. Lewis states right at the beginning, in the very first paragraph that the story ‘ shows how all the comings and goings between our world and the land of Narnia first began’.Įven though actual dates aren’t given, we’re told ‘ … Mr Sherlock Holmes was still living in Baker Street and the Bastables were looking for treasure in the Lewisham Road.’ And that is how they stumble upon the secret workroom of Digory’s eccentric Uncle Andrew who, in a wild experiment, tricks them into vanishing right out of this world and into the enchanted land of Narnia.’ ‘ It is one of the wettest and coldest summers for years when Digory and Polly decide to explore the attic of the old, tall house. I’m reading a non-fiction book at the moment, which is quite fact-heavy, and wanted a ‘lighter’ read for the evenings, so picked this series. We were making pretty good progress, but as happens, we didn’t get around to reading the last two books. I started reading them with the boys when they were much younger, just before the ‘ Narnia’ films were released back in 2005. These ‘chronicles’ comprise seven books in total.

The chronicles of narnia the magician's nephew