The Lamp-post Listener: Chronicling Narnia, Middle-earth, and Other Worlds

The Stone Table is broken.

"At that moment they heard from behind them a loud noise—a great cracking, deafening noise as if a giant had broken a giant’s plate."

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Aslan meets the Witch at the Stone Table.

"Then others—evil dwarfs and apes—rushed in to help them, and between them they rolled the huge Lion over on his back and tied all his four paws together, sh…

Aslan and the Witch make a deal.

"Edmund was on the other side of Aslan, looking all the time at Aslan’s face. He felt a choking feeling and wondered if he ought to say something; but a moment later …

The Pevensies arrive at Aslan's Camp.

"People who have not been in Narnia sometimes think that a thing cannot be good and terrible at the same time."

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Spring comes to Narnia and Edmund begins regretting his betrayal. 

"There also seemed to be a curious noise all round them, but the noise of their driving and jolting and the dwarf’s shouting at the …

An unexpected guest arrives in Narnia.

"'It’s all right,' he was shouting. 'Come out, Mrs. Beaver. Come out, Sons and Daughters of Adam. It’s all right! It isn’t Her!' This was bad grammar of course,…

Edmund sneaks off to visit the White Witch's castle.

"As he got into the middle of it he saw that there were dozens of statues all about—standing here and there rather as the pieces stand on a chessb…

The Pevensies learn more about Narnia from the Beavers...

"'Safe?' said Mr. Beaver; 'don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’…

The Pevensies meet Mr. Beaver in the woods of Narnia.

“'They say Aslan is on the move—perhaps has already landed.'"

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Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy enter Narnia together.

"The former occupant of these premises, the Faun Tumnus, is under arrest and awaiting his trial on a charge of High Treason against her Imperial …

Peter and Susan struggle with Lucy and Edmund's conflicting stories.

"'Logic!' said the Professor half to himself. 'Why don’t they teach logic at these schools? There are only three possibilities. Ei…

Edmund learns more about the magic land from the Queen of Narnia.

“'It is a lovely place, my house,' said the Queen. 'I am sure you would like it. There are whole rooms full of Turkish Delight, and w…

Edmund follows Lucy into Narnia and meets its Queen.

“But behind him, on a much higher seat in the middle of the sledge sat a very different person—a great lady, taller than any woman that Edmund had…

Lucy meets a strange looking creature named Tumnus.

“Oh—oh—you wouldn’t say that if you knew,” replied Mr. Tumnus between his sobs. “No, I’m a bad Faun. I don’t suppose there ever was a worse Faun si…

Four children arrive at an old house in the English countryside...

“In about ten minutes she reached it and found it was a lamp-post. As she stood looking at it, wondering why there was a lamp-post i…