The series is full of portals – from the magical rings and ponds used in The Magician’s Nephew to the various other portals the children use in their adventures, there are plenty of doorways between the worlds (although few that are literal, not just literary, doors). It’s not the only doorway within the Chronicles of Narnia, either. The Professor reveals that he can no longer pass through it, and even Lucy herself isn’t able to use it every time she tries. Stumble through it into Narnia and you could spend a lifetime on that side but only a few moments on the other. Made from a magical wood, this wardrobe is a portal to an entire Kingdom, and another time. The door that started it all, the inspiration for our list, and one of the best-known, we have to begin with the magical wardrobe to Narnia. Lewis, The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe) Lewis’s birth, we’re bringing you a run-down of our favorite bookish portals, and inviting you to step through. With this month marking the anniversary of C.S. If you opened every closet with a little hope in your heart after reading this book, you aren’t the only one! Nor is this the only magical door in literature, even though it is one of the most famous. Lewis’s enchanting adventure begins with an ordinary child who steps through an ordinary door and into the magical realm of Narnia, where she is a chosen Queen and must go on a quest to save the creatures who live there. They tempt us into imagining that it’s possible to open an ordinary door one day and find ourselves in a real-life adventure.įor many children, the first time this happens is after reading The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe. A character who passes through a magical doorway into a world of adventure mirrors the adventure of the reader themselves. Books, in and of themselves, are magical doorways. Opening a book is as simple as opening a door in the real world, but often much more rewarding! Doorways within books are something special.