The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
First edition dustjacket | |
| Author | C. S. Lewis |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Pauline Baynes |
| Cover artist | Pauline Baynes |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Chronicles of Narnia |
| Genre | Children's fantasy novel, Christian literature |
| Publisher | Geoffrey Bles |
Publication date | 15 September 1952 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 223 pp (first edition)[1] 52,038 words (US)[2] |
| ISBN | 978-0-00-671680-8 (Collins, 1998; full colour) |
| OCLC | 2805288 |
| LC Class | PZ8.L48 Vo[3][4] |
| Preceded by | Prince Caspian |
| Followed by | The Silver Chair |
| Text | The Voyage of the Dawn Treader online |
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader[a] is a portal fantasy novel written by British author C. S. Lewis, published by Geoffrey Bles in 1952. It was the third published of seven novels in The Chronicles of Narnia (1950–1956). Macmillan US published an American edition within the calendar year,[1][3] with substantial revisions which were retained in the United States until 1994. It is volume five in recent editions, which are sequenced according to the novels' internal chronology. Like the other Chronicles of Narnia, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader was illustrated by Pauline Baynes, and her work has been retained in many later editions.[1][3]
In the novel, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie (along with their cousin Eustace Scrubb) are taken out of this world into the enchanted land of Narnia. They are reunited with the Pevensies' friend, King Caspian X of Narnia, aboard Caspian's ship, the Dawn Treader. Caspian has vowed to sail east across the Great Eastern Ocean for a year and a day to find the seven lost Lords of Narnia.
Lewis dedicated the book to Geoffrey Corbett,[5] who later changed his name to Jeffrey Barfield and is the adopted son of Owen Barfield, a friend of Lewis's.[6]
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader has been adapted and recorded as four episodes of a BBC television series in 1989 and as a feature film in 2010.
- ^ a b c "Bibliography: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader". ISFDB. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Scholastic Catalog – Book Information". Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ a b c "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" (first edition). Library of Congress Catalog Record.
- ^ "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" (first US edition). LCC record. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
- ^ Brown, Devin (1 October 2013). Inside the Voyage of the Dawn Treader: A Guide to Exploring the Journey beyond Narnia. Abingdon Press. ISBN 9781426785603 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Why "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" is Dedicated to Geoffrey Barfield". 1 November 2021.
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