The Silver Chair

The Silver Chair is a novel for children written by British author C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) and is part of his world-famous fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia. Originally published in 1953 as the fourth installment of the series, The Silver Chair is also referred to as the sixth book, since newer editions often publish them in chronological order by storyline rather than by publication date.

This guide is based on the 2009 Kindle edition.

Through its enduring popularity and multiple radio, stage, TV, and film adaptations, The Chronicles of Narnia has cemented its place as a classic of Western children’s literature. Lewis, a Cambridge and Oxford scholar, was a close friend of J. R. R. Tolkien’s, and his work is heavily influenced by their theological discussions. Lewis converted back to Anglicanism after abandoning his faith in his teenage years, and The Chronicles of Narnia has been widely interpreted as an allegorical rendition of the key tenets of Christianity featuring some of the more prominent events in the Bible. For example, The Silver Chair contains biblical themes such as Faith, Morality, and Temptation, as well as motifs like the Quest and facing struggles in the Underworld.

As an example of 20th-century British literature, The Silver Chair contains outdated language and ideas that are representative of the author’s sociohistorical

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