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The Magician’s Nephew (The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 1)

By: C. S. Lewis
Narrated by: Sir Michael Hordern
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The first in the series of the classic fantasy tales – The Chronicles of Narnia. Read by the unforgettable Sir Michael Hordern.

“Congratulate me, my dear boy,” said Uncle Andrew, rubbing his hands. “My experiment has succeeded. The little girl’s gone – vanished – right out of this world.”

After Uncle Andrew’s horrible trick, Digory has no choice but to travel over to the Other World in search of poor vanished Polly. Little does he realise that his uncle has unwittingly opened up the doorway to Narnia, a truly magical world, and that their adventures have only just begun…

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"The magic of C. S. Lewis's parallel universe never fades." The Times
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Sir Michael Hordern does a stellar job of retelling the story. Highlights include his voice of Aslan!

Absolutely brilliant!

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This story had sound effects. The narrator read in different voices for each character. Fun

Good 👍 listen

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I loved Michael Hordern’s performance, the story as always was great. Brought back memories of my younger years. A wonderful relaxing listen, with a few emotional moments sprinkled in.

Enjoyable and brought back happy memories

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good story and narration but found the musical additions were really distracting and not necessary.

good

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I really loved it. The narrator's voice really brought the story to life. Thanks. Conor age 8

Fantastic version of classic story

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