The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe This content is from
Wikipedia. We do not consider this content professional or
citable. Please use your discretion when relying on it.
GradeSaver also offers a professionally written study guide by
one of our staff editors. Lewis very much enjoyed writing The
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and embarked on the sequel
Prince Caspian soon after finishing the first novel. He
completed the sequel in less than a year, by the end of 1949.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe had not been widely
released until 1950; thus his initial enthusiasm did not stem
from favourable reception by the public. While Lewis is known
today on the strength of the Narnia stories as a highly
successful children’s writer, the initial critical response was
muted. At the time it was fashionable for children’s stories to
be realistic: fantasy and fairy tales were seen as indulgent,
appropriate only for very young readers, and potentially harmful
to older children, even hindering their ability to relat