Narnia Began on Fire—Literally
“The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” turns 75.

On October 16, 1950, C.S. Lewis published The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and launched The Chronicles of Narnia 75 years ago.
As we look back on three-quarters of a century of impact—115 million copies sold, adaptations for radio, stage, TV, and film…



