Hello again! In an effort to not drag this post out forever, I am going to summarize more and not give so much detail. (especially since I think the majority of the people have read the Narnia series. :-) ) However, I think I will still end up with a part 3. :-) Chapters 2--9 are covered today.
Title: The Magician's Nephew
Author: C.S. Lewis
Published: Originally published in 1955, has been re-printed many times over the years. The particular copies I am reviewing are the same ones Dad read to us over the years, they are pretty old and falling apart! :-) (My brother Andrew has a newer copy with all the books in one collected version, however, I am still reading the old ones. :-) ) Anyway, this particular copy is printed from Collier Books in either 1970 or 1978.
Background Information: See other posts on C.S. Lewis and Narnia. The Magician's Nephew is probably my favorite book in the Narnia series, or possibly The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. (hee! or I may change my mind after re-reading the series :-) )
Part 2 of The Magician's Nephew...
Digory is upset with his Uncle for sending Polly off to an unknown place and insists on knowing what's happened and how to get her back. Uncle Andrew goes into a lengthy discussion of what happened and how he came in possession of the magical rings. Uncle Andrew then informs Digory that he wants him to go and get Polly. Uncle Andrew goes on to explain that there is a Green Ring and a Yellow Ring, one of the rings takes you to the place and the other ring brings you back. Uncle Andrew conveniently only gave Polly one ring. Digory is disgusted with his Uncle and his refusal to bring Polly back, and says to him:
"All I can say, even if you are my Uncle--is that you've behaved like a coward, sending a girl to a place you're afraid to go to yourself." (p 22)
Digory finally agrees to get Polly, but not before he leaves his Uncle with this thought:
"Very well. I'll go. But there's one thing I jolly well mean to say first. I didn't believe in Magic till to-day. I see now it's real. Well if it is, I suppose all the old fairy tales are more or less true. And you're simply a wicked, cruel magician like the ones in the stories. Well, I've never read a story in which people of that sort weren't paid out in the end, and I bet you will be. And serve you right." (p. 24, emphasis added)
After some more discussion, Digory put on a ring and disappears from the study. He soon finds himself in a small pool of water. At first he doesn't remember what has been happening and then he sees Polly (and the guinea-pig). They are both confused, but after awhile they figure out what's happened. They also notice other pools of water. Digory is curious about them and wants to explore and see if they can find other lands. Polly is not thrilled with the idea. :-)
After they argue, discuss, and experiment, and finally they agree to test another pool.
The two of them go into a pool and when they arrive at their destination, they discover a place with wax like people. Digory sees a bells and wants to ring it. More debate and arguing occur and Digory makes the statement: "Girl's never want know anything but gossip and rot about people getting engaged" (p 50.) :-) Digory ends up ringing the bell, at first they think nothing has happened and they leave. However, one of the wax people came to life. This person, finds them, and informs them that she is Queen Jadis.
Now the story gets more interesting.... :-)
Queen Jadis has some discussion with the children, and insists that they take her to their world. She also tells them about her world, Charn, tells them about how eventually she was the only person living there and she was partially responsible for that occurrence. Polly and Digory are horrified with her story and ask about the "innocent" people, the Queen is slightly confused at first, and then says: "I was the Queen. They were all my people. What else were they there for but to do my will." (p. 61, emphasis added)
Polly and Digory soon come to realize that taking the Queen to their world would be a disaster. They try to leave without her, but their plan fails, and she ends up coming with them. (they don't realize that you don't have to wear the ring, if someone is touching you, and you're holding the ring, they come too)
Needless to say, Uncle Andrew is surprised to see her when the three of them arrive.
He bumbles about and exclaims about how glad he is to see her, she is not impressed, and considers him to be her slave. Several chapters then go on about the, ahem, "interesting" things that happen as a result of her being in London. Queen Jadis is convinced that she will take over the world, Uncle Andrew takes her to lunch, and eventually there is a huge ruckus in the street.
Digory and Polly realize something must be done before even more disaster strikes, and they take the rings, and end up taking themselves, Uncle Andrew, Queen Jadis, and a cab driver and his horse back to the land with the pools! (oh yes, they also have a lamp-post with them, since Queen Jadis had that in her hand and was about to smash someone :-) )
Anyway, so this group of people (and the horse and the lamp-post) now finds themselves together and they soon begin to argue and debate. :-)
They stop when they hear singing though. This singing causes several things to happen. The book says:
"One moment there had been nothing but darkness; next moment a thousand, thousand points of light leaped out--single stars, constellations, and planets, brighter and bigger than any in our world." (p. 99)
Soon they see that the singer is a lion.
The children and the cab driver are impressed and awed by all the singing, the results of the singing, and the lion. Queen Jadis and Uncle Andrew are scared. :-)
Hopefully tomorrow I will finish up! Thanks for reading and have a great day!
Title: The Magician's Nephew
Author: C.S. Lewis
Published: Originally published in 1955, has been re-printed many times over the years. The particular copies I am reviewing are the same ones Dad read to us over the years, they are pretty old and falling apart! :-) (My brother Andrew has a newer copy with all the books in one collected version, however, I am still reading the old ones. :-) ) Anyway, this particular copy is printed from Collier Books in either 1970 or 1978.
Background Information: See other posts on C.S. Lewis and Narnia. The Magician's Nephew is probably my favorite book in the Narnia series, or possibly The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. (hee! or I may change my mind after re-reading the series :-) )
Part 2 of The Magician's Nephew...
Digory is upset with his Uncle for sending Polly off to an unknown place and insists on knowing what's happened and how to get her back. Uncle Andrew goes into a lengthy discussion of what happened and how he came in possession of the magical rings. Uncle Andrew then informs Digory that he wants him to go and get Polly. Uncle Andrew goes on to explain that there is a Green Ring and a Yellow Ring, one of the rings takes you to the place and the other ring brings you back. Uncle Andrew conveniently only gave Polly one ring. Digory is disgusted with his Uncle and his refusal to bring Polly back, and says to him:
"All I can say, even if you are my Uncle--is that you've behaved like a coward, sending a girl to a place you're afraid to go to yourself." (p 22)
Digory finally agrees to get Polly, but not before he leaves his Uncle with this thought:
"Very well. I'll go. But there's one thing I jolly well mean to say first. I didn't believe in Magic till to-day. I see now it's real. Well if it is, I suppose all the old fairy tales are more or less true. And you're simply a wicked, cruel magician like the ones in the stories. Well, I've never read a story in which people of that sort weren't paid out in the end, and I bet you will be. And serve you right." (p. 24, emphasis added)
After some more discussion, Digory put on a ring and disappears from the study. He soon finds himself in a small pool of water. At first he doesn't remember what has been happening and then he sees Polly (and the guinea-pig). They are both confused, but after awhile they figure out what's happened. They also notice other pools of water. Digory is curious about them and wants to explore and see if they can find other lands. Polly is not thrilled with the idea. :-)
After they argue, discuss, and experiment, and finally they agree to test another pool.
The two of them go into a pool and when they arrive at their destination, they discover a place with wax like people. Digory sees a bells and wants to ring it. More debate and arguing occur and Digory makes the statement: "Girl's never want know anything but gossip and rot about people getting engaged" (p 50.) :-) Digory ends up ringing the bell, at first they think nothing has happened and they leave. However, one of the wax people came to life. This person, finds them, and informs them that she is Queen Jadis.
Now the story gets more interesting.... :-)
Queen Jadis has some discussion with the children, and insists that they take her to their world. She also tells them about her world, Charn, tells them about how eventually she was the only person living there and she was partially responsible for that occurrence. Polly and Digory are horrified with her story and ask about the "innocent" people, the Queen is slightly confused at first, and then says: "I was the Queen. They were all my people. What else were they there for but to do my will." (p. 61, emphasis added)
Polly and Digory soon come to realize that taking the Queen to their world would be a disaster. They try to leave without her, but their plan fails, and she ends up coming with them. (they don't realize that you don't have to wear the ring, if someone is touching you, and you're holding the ring, they come too)
Needless to say, Uncle Andrew is surprised to see her when the three of them arrive.
He bumbles about and exclaims about how glad he is to see her, she is not impressed, and considers him to be her slave. Several chapters then go on about the, ahem, "interesting" things that happen as a result of her being in London. Queen Jadis is convinced that she will take over the world, Uncle Andrew takes her to lunch, and eventually there is a huge ruckus in the street.
Digory and Polly realize something must be done before even more disaster strikes, and they take the rings, and end up taking themselves, Uncle Andrew, Queen Jadis, and a cab driver and his horse back to the land with the pools! (oh yes, they also have a lamp-post with them, since Queen Jadis had that in her hand and was about to smash someone :-) )
Anyway, so this group of people (and the horse and the lamp-post) now finds themselves together and they soon begin to argue and debate. :-)
They stop when they hear singing though. This singing causes several things to happen. The book says:
"One moment there had been nothing but darkness; next moment a thousand, thousand points of light leaped out--single stars, constellations, and planets, brighter and bigger than any in our world." (p. 99)
Soon they see that the singer is a lion.
The children and the cab driver are impressed and awed by all the singing, the results of the singing, and the lion. Queen Jadis and Uncle Andrew are scared. :-)
Hopefully tomorrow I will finish up! Thanks for reading and have a great day!
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