FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis was president of the Oxford Socratic Club from it’s founding (1942) until 1955 (when he started teaching at Cambridge). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Nobody who gets enough food and clothing in a world where most are hungry and cold has any business to talk about ‘misery.’” Letter …
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UPDATED (7/14/18) – 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 …
Fascinating Facts About The Screwtape Letters #30
The Screwtape Letters is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. Although the patient in The Screwtape Letters is never named, in Screwtape (by James Forsyth) he is called “Mike.” Learn more about my book, …
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CSL Daily 1/30
FACT OF THE DAY: First paperback edition of The Last Battle came out today (1/30) in 1964. It was published as ‘Puffin Books’ by Penguin Books Ltd. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “One cannot be too careful: one must try to hold fast to one’s duties (I wish I did) which are the …
Fascinating Facts About The Screwtape Letters #29
The Screwtape Letters is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. The only letter we have of Lewis commenting on James Forsyth’s Screwtape is to his publisher, Jocelyn Gibb (February 9, 1962). In it he …
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CSL Daily 1/29
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis preached his final sermon, “A Slip of the Tongue” on this day (1/29) in 1956. It was preached at Evernsong at Magdalene College. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “For it is not so much of our time and so much of our attention that God demands; it is …
Fascinating Facts About The Screwtape Letters #28
The Screwtape Letters is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. James Forsyth, who wrote the play Screwtape shared the copyright of the drama with C.S. Lewis. Learn more about my book, C.S. Lewis Goes …
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CSL Daily 1/28
FACT OF THE DAY: The Abolition of Man (released 1/6/1944) is the book Lewis did that he claimed addressed “a ‘serious’ point” that is presented in That Hideous Strength. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It is no use to ask God with factious earnestness for A when our whole mind is in reality filled …
Fascinating Facts About The Screwtape Letters #27
The Screwtape Letters is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. In 1961, two years before Lewis died, James Forsyth published a dramatic play entitled Screwtape that was based on The Screwtape Letters. Learn more about …
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CSL Daily 1/27
FACT OF THE DAY: Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer was published today (1/27) in 1964; one of the last books Lewis prepared before his death. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Joy is the serious business of Heaven.” Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer (Published on 1/27/1964) – – – QUIZ OF THE …