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基本信息
·出版社：HarperTrophy
·页码：240 页码
·出版日：1994年
·ISBN：0064471101
·条码：9780064471107
·版次：1994-07-01
·装帧：平装
·开本：32开 32开
内容简介
The Magician's Nephewis first and foremost a delightful story that takes us to worlds unknown.
Young Digory is miserable living in London with his eccentric Uncle and Aunt. And why not? His mother is bed-ridden from a terrible disease, and his Uncle Andrew is downright peculiar. But Digory finds hope through his friendship with Polly next door. One rainy day, they go exploring in the rafters of their townhouses. They want to sneak into the attic of the empty house on the end but instead wind up in Uncle Andrew's secret study. While there, Uncle Andrew tricks them into trying on some strange Rings that he claims are magic. And they are.
Digory and Polly enjoy one adventure after another — to strange worlds and lost cities until, in the desolate land of Charn, they awaken the evil Queen Jadis from an enchanted slumber. Digory and Polly try to escape her but wind up bringing her back to London instead. There she makes a servant of Uncle Andrew and wreaks havoc on the streets. Using the magic Rings once more, Digory and Polly manage to get the Queen out of London, only to find that they've also brought with them Uncle Andrew, a London cabbie named Frank, and his horse. But where are they? Surrounded by utter darkness they can only wonder.
A voice from somewhere sings softly. The lower notes seem to come from the earth itself. Suddenly, stars appear, flowers and trees erupt and humps of earth bubble up to become all sorts of appreciative creatures. And then Aslan the Great Lion, the creator of this paradise, approaches them.
Never before in the history of time has there been nor will there ever again be a world like this one. But Uncle Andrew is already making ambitious plans, and Queen Jadis is already scheming to unleash her power to conquer this world. Will she succeed? Can the strange Lion thwart her? Or will it fall to Digory to somehow undo the damage he has inadvertently brought into this world?
The answers can be found only in C.S. Lewis' The Magician's Nephew.
作者简介
CLIVE STAPLES LEWIS, known as Jack to his friends, was born in 1898. Lewis and his good friend J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, were part of the Inklings, an informal writers' club that met at a local pub to discuss story ideas. Lewis's fascination with fairy tales, myths and ancient legends, coupled with inspiration drawn from his childhood, led him to write THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, one of the best-loved books of all time. Six further books followed to become the immensely popular Chronicles of Narnia. The final title in the series, THE LAST BATTLE, was awarded the Carnegie Medal, one of the highest marks of excellence in children's literature.
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Customer Reviews
Mark Baker (Santa Clarita, CA United States)
Digory and Polly are exploring a passageway between their houses one summer morning when they stumble into Digory's uncle's study. Uncle Andrew dapples in magic, and tricks Polly into taking one of his magic rings. Digory goes after her, and they find themselves in a magic wood, a passageway to different worlds. Exploring further, they find evil as well as a land about to be created.
This is a different story in the Narnia tales. First, we don't arrive at Narnia until after half way through the book. Second, this is the only book where actions in the fantasy worlds have direct impact on events in our world. For these reasons, it's a fun change in the series. The story in Narnia is simpler then the others, but it makes watching a new world take shape no less thrilling. And there are some important lessons on doing the right thing at the right time and getting out of life exactly what you expect.
There is quite a debate about the order this book should be read in. While it was published sixth, the events place it first. When I read these books back in third grade, I read them in publication order, and I enjoyed that because there are some surprises in here that explain a couple scenes in the first book. Admittedly biased, I think that reading them in publication order would make for the most enjoyment. However, the issues involved are very minor and any of the books can really be read in any order without spoiling anything important.
No matter what order you choose to read the books in, make sure you do. These are classic children's fantasy for a reason; they are fun stories that can be enjoyed by kids of all ages.
Reviewer: Amanda Richards (Georgetown, Guyana)
Whether you read these books chronologically (Narnian time):
The Magicians Nephew
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Horse and His Boy
Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Last Battle
or in the order they were published:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950)
Prince Caspian (1951)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952)
The Silver Chair (1953)
The Horse and His Boy (1954)
The Magicians Nephew (1955)
The Last Battle (1956)
is entirely up to you.
Beginning at the beginning has always sounded like a good approach to me, hence this first review of the Narnia series.
Though written in simple style to be appreciated by young scholars, this book seems to echo with subtle and not so subtle references to the bible. A background check on the late great C. S. Lewis will reveal that he became a theist in 1929, a Christian in 1931, and later was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity by the University of St. Andrews in 1946.
His belief in the existence of one God, viewed as the creative source of man and the world, who transcends yet is immanent in the world, provides the foundation for the series, especially in this book and the magnificent classic "The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe." (Note: definition courtesy of Merriam-Webster)
"The Magician's Nephew" tells of the creation of Narnia by the great and powerful Aslan, and the temptation of a son of Adam, by a deceiver, with an apple from a forbidden tree.
This is the story of Digory and Polly, two friends who, upon an accidental meeting with Magician wanna-be Uncle Andrew, find themselves in a head spinning adventure involving other worlds, magical rings, an evil sorceress, a cabby and his horse, talking animals, and a collection of fauns, satyrs, dwarves and naiads.
We learn about the first King and Queen of Narnia, a heroic quest, a miraculous cure, and the planting of a tree and a lamp post, both of which we will need to move on with the series.
Even though a slim volume, The Magician's Nephew is deceptively deep and compelling.
WARNING: Reading this book leads to the compulsive reading of at least six other books.
Amanda Richards August 1, 2004
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The Magician's Nephewis first and foremost a delightful story that takes us to worlds unknown.
目录
The Wrong Door
Digory and His Uncle
The Wood Between the Worlds
The Bell and the Hammer
The Deplorable Word
The Beginning of Uncle Andrew's Troubles
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