The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis is a seven-book fantasy series with the first book released in 1950 and subsequent books published in each of the following years. Over 100 million copies have been sold in 47 languages worldwide, making it his best-known work.

The first book, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, begins with four children who have been evacuated to the English countryside during WWII. They discover a wardrobe in the home of their host which leads to the land of Narnia. They meet Aslan, a talking lion, and help him save Narnia from an evil witch. They then become kings and queens, and they re-establish the magical realm.

C.S. Lewis hosted three girls outside Oxford during the War and acknowledges this experience as one of the primary influences on his Narnia story creation. Other influences include his early childhood home in Belfast that stimulated his imagination as a boy, his wide readings in medieval Celtic literature and cosmology, and his deep Christian beliefs, evident in his other writings, which are subtly introduced in Narnia.

We offer all seven titles of the series: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, The Horse and his Boy, The Magician’s Nephew and The Last Battle. Come join us and proof a few pages to help us bring more public domain titles like these to Canada. Information about volunteering is available on our companion site Distributed Proofreaders Canada.