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Monday, January 16, 2006

Re: [thelionscall] Re: [narnia] Hi! I'm New :)

Not really, since Harry Potter and LOTR are written in chronological order.  The Chronicles of Narnia are not.  The original order is the order in which they were published, which is slightly different from the order in which they were written.  They were later reorganized to be in the order in which they stories actually take place, which is different from either of the other two orders.  This was based on a letter from Lewis to a little boy who got in an argument with his mother about which order to read the books in.  The boy though he should read them chronologically and Lewis agreed that that was fine.  The arguement is whether Lewis was just being friendly to the little boy, whether he cared at all, or whether he really wanted them read chronologically.  The debate continues to this day.

savageaddict2@aol.com wrote:
Hi Dan,
 
Thanks for that! Much appreciated :) Where do you get all this information from???? Did you get it from narniaweb?? I haven't actually read all of the books yet.  Still only on the Horse and His Boy at the moment.  Currently at the point where they are running away.  I'm loving it!
 
Why did they change the order?! Bit bizarre, thats like changing LOTR's or Harry Potter!! Very strange!!!
 
Michelle



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posted by Chaddo at 2:25 PM | 0 comments  

RE: [thelionscall] Re: [narnia] Hi! I'm New :)

Hello Michelle,

 

There is a lot of good information that can be gathered from narniaweb.com, especially about the movies.  I also teach at a course on C.S. Lewis’s literature at a college here in Rhode Island.

 

The reason the publisher changed the order of the books remains a bit of a mystery.  It is possible that the urging of Lewis’s stepson, Doug Gresham, was the sole reason behind the change.  The justification used to change the order came from Lewis’s own words in at least one letter he wrote to a young fan.  Lewis responded to a young person who asked if the Chronicles of Narnia could be read chronologically.  Lewis’s response was that he thought reading the books in a chronological order of the story would be a very good way to read the Chronicles.  Twenty-some-odd years after Lewis’s death, the publication order was changed to the new order, although not perfectly chronological, it was the best they could do without splitting up books.

 

There are many people, including the president of the C.S. Lewis Foundation, who like the original published order much better.

 

Blessings,

 

- Dan -

 

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Hi Dan,

 

Thanks for that! Much appreciated :) Where do you get all this information from???? Did you get it from narniaweb?? I haven't actually read all of the books yet.  Still only on the Horse and His Boy at the moment.  Currently at the point where they are running away.  I'm loving it!

 

Why did they change the order?! Bit bizarre, thats like changing LOTR's or Harry Potter!! Very strange!!!

 

Michelle

 


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Re: [thelionscall] Re: [narnia] Hi! I'm New :)

In a message dated 1/16/2006 3:10:24 PM GMT Standard Time, dstanley@zbc.edu writes:

Hello Michelle,

 

The original published order went like this: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, A Horse and his Boy, The Magician’s Nephew, and The Last Battle.  For the first thirty-some-odd years of their publication, that was the order.  More recent publications have moved Magician’s Nephew to first and placed Horse and His Boy in between Wardrobe and Caspian.

 

A couple of weeks after Narnia premiered, work leaked out that development of Prince Caspian had been given a green light.  Last week it was reported that Douglas Gresham had possibly already received a script for review.  There has also been some speculation that Caspian and Dawn Treader might be combined as the 2nd movie.

 

Blessings,

 

- Dan -

Hi Dan,
 
Thanks for that! Much appreciated :) Where do you get all this information from???? Did you get it from narniaweb?? I haven't actually read all of the books yet.  Still only on the Horse and His Boy at the moment.  Currently at the point where they are running away.  I'm loving it!
 
Why did they change the order?! Bit bizarre, thats like changing LOTR's or Harry Potter!! Very strange!!!
 
Michelle


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posted by Chaddo at 12:38 PM | 0 comments  

RE: [thelionscall] Re: [narnia] Hi! I'm New :)

Hello Michelle,

 

The original published order went like this: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, A Horse and his Boy, The Magician’s Nephew, and The Last Battle.  For the first thirty-some-odd years of their publication, that was the order.  More recent publications have moved Magician’s Nephew to first and placed Horse and His Boy in between Wardrobe and Caspian.

 

A couple of weeks after Narnia premiered, work leaked out that development of Prince Caspian had been given a green light.  Last week it was reported that Douglas Gresham had possibly already received a script for review.  There has also been some speculation that Caspian and Dawn Treader might be combined as the 2nd movie.

 

Blessings,

 

- Dan -

 

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In a message dated 13/01/2006 04:29:06 GMT Standard Time, wite_c83@yahoo.com writes:

Welcome Michelle,

 

Although at 31, you’re old enough to know that Horse and His Boy should really be the 5th book, not the 3rd. 

 

Just making a little joke everyone.  Don’t get mad at me all you newer Narnia fans.  See, look: I’m putting the worms back in the can now.

 

- Dan -

Hi Dan,

 

Actually, I'm quite new to all of this! lol

 

You sound like quite the expert!  So, what order should it be in??? Anybody know what order they're going to do the films in yet?? *dying to know* I hear the Silver Chair *might* be up next!

 

Michelle xx

 

 


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