Question: when was the lion the witch and the wardrobe first published
Answer: Lewis Illustrator Pauline Baynes Cover artist Pauline Baynes Country United Kingdom Language English Series The Chronicles of Narnia Genre Children 's fantasy novel , Christian literature Publisher Geoffrey Bles Publication date 16 October 1950 Media type Print ( hardcover and paperback ) , e-book OCLC 7207376 LC Class PZ8.