Students at the University of Mobile spent Thursday and Friday this week reading aloud “The Chronicles of Narnia”. Narnia is the magical kingdom entered through a wardrobe closet in C.S. Lewis’ “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,” the first installment of the “Chronicles of Narnia” books.

A special invitation was given to children who are being home schooled. Kathy Dean, the university’s spokesperson, said there is a tradition of home schooled children ultimately attending the University of Mobile.

“This is a small, private Christian university with a lot of opportunity for creativity, for learning,” said Dean. “It’s attractive to students who’ve come up through the home school ranks.”

The reading was organized by Sigma Tau Delta, the English honors society, which has devoted past read-a-thons to classic novels from diverse traditions, including “Don Quixote,” “Moby Dick,” and “Crime and Punishment.”

“`The Chronicles of Narnia’ really hit home for a lot of us with its Christian allegories,” said Amber Collinsworth, the student who is president of Sigma Tau Delta. “The themes of Christ’s sacrifice and man’s redemption found in C.S. Lewis’ writings are timeless and applicable to our lives,” she said.