What award did The Last Battle win?
Month: July 2013
Retro: July 11th – 21st
Highlights for the period of July 11-21 include: the first book as the result of speaking on the BBC, an unusual meditation, and the sad passing of Lewis’s wife.
When Lewis agreed to do talks over the radio he had no idea how well received they would be. After two successful series of talks that were each in five parts and another series scheduled in a couple of months
As One Devil to Another (Richard Platt)
In April 2012 I first posted this interview with Richard Platt, author of As One Devil to Another. At the time the book had only recently been released. While this is his first novel, Richard has been a reader of C.S. Lewis for many year and a big fan of The Screwtape Letters (which is what inspired his book).
Quote: July 10, 2013
“The knight…is not a compromise or happy mean between ferocity and meekness; he is fierce to the nth and meek to the nth.”
“The Necessity of Chivalry”
(Published in Present Concerns on July 10, 1986)
Quiz: July 10, 2013
Complete the quote and name the source (4 words):
“What you see and hear depends a good deal on _____ _____ _____ _____ .”
Fact: July 10, 2013
Present Concerns, an essay collection, came out on this day in 1986. At the time all 19 essays had not been previously published since Lewis’s death.
The Abolition of Man (CSLM-19)
Lewis is recognized as a top notched writer in several areas, but if you are only a casual admirer of his work you might not be familiar with The Abolition of Man that was published before the end of World War II.
Fact: July 9, 2013
“Revival or Decay?” was published in the British weekly humor magazine Punch today in 1958.
Quiz: July 9, 2013
This month in 1943 Lewis was a guest on what BBC program?
Quote: July 9, 2013
“It costs God nothing, so far as we know, to create nice things: but to convert rebellious wills cost Him crucifixion.”
Mere Christianity
Published 7/7/1952