It was JRR Tolkien who converted CS Lewis to Christianity during one long all-night walk that ended in dawn and revelation. How suitable that one fantasy saga should follow on from the other, despite the immense difference between the writings and magic worlds of these two old Oxford dons. Only Harry Potter has outsold these well-loved books' 85 million copies. CS Lewis's seven children's books, The Chronicles of Narnia, will be with us now and for many Christmases to come. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe opens this week to take up the mantle left by The Lord of the Rings. Christ is risen! However, not many British children these days will get the message. A slan the lion shakes his mighty mane and roars out across Narnia and eternity.
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