Pauline Baynes fue una ilustradora inglesa reconocida por su estilo distintivo que dio vida a obras fundamentales de la fantasía. Su arte meticuloso y preciso brilló especialmente en sus ilustraciones para la querida serie "Las Crónicas de Narnia". Poseía un talento notable para capturar la esencia de los reinos imaginarios, lo que la llevó a ser seleccionada por el propio J.R.R. Tolkien para ilustrar sus relatos. A pesar de comenzar con poca formación artística formal, Baynes desarrolló una habilidad excepcional en la cartografía y la creación de escenas detalladas, permitiendo a los lectores sumergirse profundamente en paisajes fantásticos.
Cuatro niños que viven en una casa solitaria descubren un armario que da acceso a Narnia, un país congelado en un invierno eterno y sin Navidad. Cumpliendo con las viejas profecías, los niños –junto con el león Aslan- liberarán al país de la tiranía de la Bruja Blanca. Las Crónicas de Narnia es un clásico de la literatura infantil.
The seven chronicles of Narnia are collected in a beautifully presented slipcase, featuring original artwork by Pauline Baynes.
Abrieron una puerta, y entraron a un nuevo mundo. Narnia ... la tierra que se encuentra más allá del ropero, el país secreto que sólo conocen Pedro, Susana, Edmundo y Lucía . . . el lugar donde empieza la aventura.
Con sus maravillosos personajes y su abundante magia, es imposible olvidar esta serie. (Brightly.com)
All seven books in the Chronicles of Narnia are now available together in a hardcover volume which includes an essay by C.S. Lewis, On Three Ways of Writing for Children, where he explains precisely how the magic of Narnia first came to life.
Bilbo’s Last Song is considered by many to be Tolkien’s epilogue to his classic work The Lord of the Rings. As Bilbo Baggins takes his final voyage to the Undying Lands, he must say goodbye to Middle-earth. Poignant and lyrical, the song is both a longing to set forth on his ultimate journey and a tender farewell to friends left behind.Pauline Baynes’s jewel-like illustrations lushly depict both this final voyage and scenes from The Hobbit, as Bilbo remembers his first journey while he prepares for his last.
'How ever did you learn to talk?' asked Shasta in amazement. 'Where I come from, nearly all the animals talk.' replied the Horse. 'The happy land of Narnia.' His whinny sounded very like a sigh. Bree, the horse, has been kidnapped from Narnia and longs to return there. Shasta, on the verge of being sold into slavery, decides to run away with him in search of the home he's always dreamed of. But the journey is full of surprises, and fraught with dangers, and when the companions uncover a treasonous plot, it also becomes a race against time.
The battle of good against evil is fought in the magical world of Narnia, in the most enchanting fantasy novels ever written. This volume brings together the first three books of the timeless fantasy series.New cover and new type treatment!
A medida que navegan más y más lejos de aguas conocidas, descubren que su búsqueda es más enorme de lo que jamás se habían imaginado y que el fin del mundo es solo el principio.
This is the definitive collection of Tolkien's five acclaimed modern classic 'fairie' tales in the vein of The Hobbit, fully corrected and reset for this edition and all beautifully illustrated in pencil by the award-winning artist, Alan Lee.
