he following is a revised piece from what I shared last Halloween. It was on this date (10/31) that the 25th letter from Screwtape was published in The Guardian.
Month: October 2013
FACT: October 31, 2013
The 27th Screwtape Letter was published today in 1941 in The Guardian. Its subtitle was “The Historical Point of View.”
QUOTE: October 31, 2013
“Anything, even a sin, which has the total effect of moving him close up to the Enemy [i.e. God], makes against us in the long run.”
The Screwtape Letters – XXVII – The Historical Point of View
(First published in The Guardian on 10/31/1941)
QUIZ: October 31, 2013
This order for the Narnian books is surely one of the most common in the world: 1) HHB, 2) LB, 3) LWW, 4) MN, 5) PC, 6) SC and 7)VDT. Despite being so common perhaps no one has ever actually read them in this order. Can you guess why that order is so common? (submitted by Stanley Anderson)
C.S. Lewis: In Memoriam (James Como) *REPEAT*
The New York C.S. Lewis Society is one of many places holding a special celebration of the author’s life during the fifty’s anniversary of his death. Their event is called C.S. Lewis: In Memoriam. It is a one-day event; on Saturday, November 23rd.
NarniaCast Special – Both Parts of The Silver Chair Movie Discussion
Various C.S. Lewis and Narnia experts discuss the recent announcement that The Silver Chair will be the next Narnia movie.
The A – Z of C.S. Lewis (Colin Duriez)
The A – Z of C.S. Lewis is an update of The C.S. Lewis Encyclopedia. In this interview Colin Duriez provides details about the layout of the book and shares some selections from it.
QUOTE: October 30, 2013
“The hard core of morality and even of religion seems to me to be just what makes good comedy possible.”
A Note on Jane Austen
(Published in the October, 1954 issue of Essays in Criticism)
FACT: October 30, 2013
“A Note on Jane Austen” was published in the October, 1954 issue of Essays in Criticism.
QUIZ: October 30, 2013
Complete the quote and name the source (3 words): “A man can’t be always defending the truth; there must be a time to _____ _____ _____ .”