Aslan does not always choose the most obvious people to enter
Narnia, and C.S. Lewis begins The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by
telling us, "There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he
almost deserved it." Not surprisingly, Eustace does not like
內容簡介:
Introducing the fith book of the newly designed Narnia
classics. Perfect for those seeking a contemporary take on The
Chronicles of Narnia.Book five in the Chronicles of Narnia sees the
intrepid Edmund and Lucy returning to Narnia–with their beastly
cousin Eustace in tow–on the ship The Dawn Treader where their old
friend Prince Caspian is searching for lost friends of his
father''s. As the children take to the Eastern Seas in their hunt
for the friends they find themselves embroiled in a dangerous
adventure that leads them once again into the arms of Aslan the
lion.
關於作者:
C. S. Lewis Clive Staples Lewis, 1898-1963
was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and
arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a
Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until
1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and
Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held
until his retirement. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him
to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract
thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and
popular accomplishments include Mere Christianity, Out of the
Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the
universally acknowledged classics The Chronicles of Narnia. To
date, the Narnia books have sold over 100 million copies and been
transformed into three major motion pictures.
C.S.刘易斯,英国作家。曾执教于牛津大学1925~1954。1954~1963年任剑桥大学中世纪和文艺复兴英国文学教授。所著儿童故事集《纳尼亚传奇》情节动人,妙趣横生。其他作品有《爱情的寓言:对中世纪传统的研究》1936以及科幻小说三部曲《沉寂的星球》1938、《皮尔兰德拉星》1943和《黑暗之劫》1945等。
目錄:
The Picture in the Bedroom On Board the Dawn Treader The Lone
Islands What Caspian Did There The Storm and What Came of It The
Adventures of Eustace How the Adventure Ended Two Narrow Escapes
The Island of the Voices The Magician''s Book The Dufflepuds Mad