2015 has seen the release of several books on, or related to, the Inklings. Are you ready for the most unique among them? Bandersnatch: C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings is a forthcoming title (at the time of this post) due out by the end of November. William O’Flaherty …
Month: September 2015
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/7
FACT OF THE DAY: The Silver Chair was first published in the UK on this date (9/7) in 1953. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Very likely, what with enemies, and mountains, and rivers to cross, and losing our way, and next to nothing to eat, and sore feet, we’ll hardly notice the weather.” …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/6
FACT OF THE DAY: The Horse and His Boy was published today (9/6) in 1954. It was the fifth published book. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We’re free Narnians, Hwin and I, and I suppose, if you’re running away to Narnia, you want to be one too. In that case Hwin isn’t your …
(CCSLQ-2) We Read To Know
UPDATED (5/19/18) – The Misquotable C.S. Lewis is my book that examines 75 quotations attributed to Lewis that I caution you not to share. Some are falsely attributed to him, others are paraphrases of his words, and a few have context issues. Don’t share a quote attributed to Lewis unless you can confirm he wrote it and the meaning …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/5
FACT OF THE DAY: Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories edited by Walter Hooper was released today (9/5) in 1966. All the stories are also in The Dark Tower. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “No man would find an abiding strangeness on the Moon unless he were the sort of man who could …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/4
FACT OF THE DAY: On this date (9/4) in 1943 “My First School” was printed in Time and Tide as “Notes on the Way.” Reprinted in Present Concerns. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Only children quarrel about whether pancakes are nice or nasty, but grown men quarrel about whether an act is right …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/3
FACT OF THE DAY: “The Mythopoeic Gift of Rider Haggard” was first published today (9/3) in 1960 in Time and Tide as “Haggard Rides Again.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “A great myth is relevant as long as the predicament of humanity lasts: as long as humanity lasts. It will always work, on …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/2
FACT OF THE DAY: “The Condemned” is a poem first published as “Under Sentence” on September 7, 1945 in The Spectator. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If nothing, or nothing we recognise comes through, we imagine [God] has let us down and reject Him, perhaps at the very moment when help was on …
Retrospective: September
The following is part of a revised shorter series reflecting on the life of C.S. Lewis. This is accomplished by summarizing various events or happenings during his lifetime for the month and may include significant events related to him after his death. Each column will remind those already familiar with Lewis why he is so well respected …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/1
FACT OF THE DAY: “God in the Dock” was published as “Difficulties in Presenting the Christian Faith to Modern Unbelievers” in September ’48 in Lumen Vitae. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The ancient man approached God (or even the gods) as the accused person approaches his judge. For the modern man the roles …