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   Flame of the West to Prai Jei   
   Re: A New Narnia Book Written by Someone   
   31 Jan 05 02:13:24   
   
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   From: jsolinas@comcast.net   
      
   Prai Jei wrote:   
      
   > Surely the scenario and characters are still in copyright?   
      
   I'm afraid this was done with the permission of the estate,   
   which apparently belongs to Lewis' stepson.   
      
   > But since the   
   > intended reading age is given as 4-8, could it be a simplification of the   
   > story for the younger readers?   
      
   I am curious as to what the intended reading age was for   
   the original Narnia books.  Probably 8 yrs old was in the   
   range?   
      
      
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