What is the title of C.S. Lewis’s 1950 book that begins The Chronicles of Narnia?

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the 1950 book that begins The Chronicles of Narnia in publication order. It introduces the four Pevensie children and the magical land they enter through a wardrobe.

The story is set during the Second World War, when Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are sent away from London to stay in the English countryside. Lucy discovers Narnia first, and the siblings become involved in a conflict between Aslan and the White Witch.

Lewis published six more Narnia books after it. The Magician’s Nephew, published later, describes events that occur earlier in Narnian history, which is why reading-order discussions sometimes place it first chronologically.

The book became one of Lewis’s most influential works for children. Its title refers to Aslan, the White Witch, and the wardrobe that serves as the doorway between the ordinary world and Narnia.