FACT OF THE DAY: “The Adam Unparadised” is a poem first published today (9/14) in 1949 in Punch as “A Footnote to Pre-History” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The educated man habitually, almost without noticing it, sees the present as something that grows out of a long perspective of centuries.” “God in the …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/13
FACT OF THE DAY: In the U.S. The Weight of Glory was published on this (9/13) day in 1949. It was called Transposition in the U.K. and later updated in 1980. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek it while the conditions are …
(CCSLQ-3) Experience That Most Brutal
UPDATED (6/9/18) – 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: 9/12
FACT OF THE DAY: The 20th letter from Screwtape was published in The Guardian today (9/12) in 1941. The main topic is sexual temptation. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Screwtape boasts:] “Our best weapon—the belief of ignorant humans, that there is no hope of getting rid of us except by yielding [to temptation].” The …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/11
FACT OF THE DAY: “Blimpophobia” is an article written by Lewis that was published on September 9, 1944 in Time and Tide. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The scratches on your back, tear for tear, throb for throb, blood for blood, were equal to the stripes laid on the back of your stepmother’s …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/10
FACT OF THE DAY: Till We Have Faces, Lewis’s last published fictional work was released today (9/10) in 1956. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Die before you die, there is no chance after.” Till We Have Faces (Published 9/10/1956 – – – QUIZ OF THE DAY: Complete the quote and name the source …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/9
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s Studies in Words is a title that was published today (9/9) in 1960 by Cambridge University Press. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Language exists to communicate whatever it can communicate. Some things it communicates so badly that we never attempt to communicate them by words if any other …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/8
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis was on the cover of Time on this date (9/8) in 1947. Reflections on the Psalms came out today in 1958. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Of all bad men religious bad men are the worst. Of all created beings the wickedest is one who originally stood in …
Bandersnatch (Diana Glyer)
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 …
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.” …