The Silver Chair
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First published in 1953, The Silver Chair is C. S. Lewis’s fourth published adventure in The Chronicles of Narnia, a darker, more mysterious tale of courage, perseverance and the search for truth. When Eustace Scrubb and his schoolmate Jill Pole escape the cruelty of their school, they find themselves in Narnia, where Aslan entrusts them with a seemingly impossible task: to find Prince Rilian, the missing son of King Caspian. Guided by a series of signs, the children journey through wild northern landscapes, encounter the melancholy Marsh-wiggle Puddleglum and venture deep beneath the earth into a kingdom ruled by a beguiling enchantress. As the quest grows increasingly perilous, they must learn to trust their memories, resist deception and hold fast to what they know to be true.
With its desolate moors, ruined cities and sinister underground kingdom, The Silver Chair has a distinctly atmospheric quality within the Narnia series, drawing on the traditions of fairy tale, quest romance and Christian allegory. Lewis explores the fragility of belief, the importance of obedience and the courage required to resist a persuasive but false version of reality. Jill and Eustace are imperfect heroes, and their mistakes make their journey as much a story of growing up as one of magical adventure. Puddleglum, with his wonderfully bleak humour and stubborn loyalty, remains one of Lewis’s most memorable creations. A classic of twentieth-century children's fantasy, the novel reminds readers that hope is not the absence of fear or doubt, but the determination to follow the truth even when darkness seems to have swallowed the world.
From the book
“Crying is all right in its way while it lasts. But you have to stop sooner or later, and then you still have to decide what to do.”
— C. S. Lewis, The Silver Chair
On The Silver Chair
“English fantasy we hope some young Americans may fancy.”
— Kirkus Reviews