Prince Caspian

Prince Caspian
First edition dustjacket
AuthorC. S. Lewis
IllustratorPauline Baynes
Cover artistPauline Baynes
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Chronicles of Narnia
GenreChildren's fantasy novel, Christian literature
PublisherGeoffrey Bles
Publication date
15 October 1951
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages195 pp (first edition)[1]
44,740 words (US)[2]
ISBN978-0-00-671679-2 (Collins, 1998; full colour)
OCLC2812448
LC ClassPZ8.L48 Pr[3]
Preceded byThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 
Followed byThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader 
TextPrince Caspian online

Prince Caspian (originally published as Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia) is a high fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis, published by Geoffrey Bles in 1951. It was the second published of seven novels in The Chronicles of Narnia (1950–1956), and Lewis had finished writing it in 1949, before the first book was out.[4] It is volume four in recent editions of the series, sequenced according to the internal chronology of the books. Like the others, it was illustrated by Pauline Baynes and her work has been retained in many later editions.[1][3]

Prince Caspian features a "return to Narnia" by the four Pevensie children of the first novel, about a year later in England but 1300 years later in Narnia.[a] It is the only book of The Chronicles with men dominating Narnia. The talking animals and mythical beings are oppressed, and some may be endangered. The English siblings, legendary Kings and Queens of Narnia, are magically recalled, once again children, by the refugee Prince Caspian.

Macmillan US published an American edition within the calendar year.[1][3]

Prince Caspian has been adapted and filmed as two episodes of BBC television series in 1989 and as a feature film in 2008.

  1. ^ a b c "Bibliography: Prince Caspian". ISFDB. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Scholastic Catalog – Book Information". Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Prince Caspian, the return to Narnia" (first edition). Library of Congress Catalog Record.
    "Prince Caspian, the return to Narnia" (first US edition). LCC record. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
  4. ^ Roger Lancelyn Green & Walter Hooper, C. S. Lewis: A Biography, 2002, p. 309.


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