The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis was first published on May 2, 1955. He started versions of the story after completing The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, but didn't finish it for publication until years later having penned other Narnia stories in the meantime. While it was the 6th and penultimate book in the Chronicles of Narnia, in modern collections it is often placed as the first book as it chronologically comes first and sets up the creation of Narnia and the coming of the White Witch. As an epoch in his own life was losing his mother at age of 9, the book is often seen as a personal book for him as it focussed on young boy saving his dying mother's life. The book saw a new publisher take over the release but retained illustrator Pauline Baynes. It can be noted that both Narnia by Lewis and Middle Earth by his friend J.R.R. Tolkien were both formed through song. The story took place in 1900 England and 1000 years before the events of The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe in Narnia. ("The Magician's Nephew", Book Event)
