XPost: alt.books.cs-lewis, rec.arts.books.tolkien, alt.fan.tolkien   
   XPost: alt.religion.tolkienology   
   From: pvstownsend@zyx-abc.fsnet.co.uk   
      
   Flame of the West (or somebody else of the same name) wrote thusly in   
   message :   
      
   > 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?   
      
   I first came across LWW at the age of 8 or 9 when it was read to us, a   
   chapter at a time, in school. I must say the story didn't make much sense   
   at the time - it's only when I read it for myself as an adult that I could   
   see how everything hung together.   
      
   Certainly "The Magician's Nephew" seems to be aimed at younger readers than   
   the rest of the series.   
   --   
   Paul Townsend   
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