Highlights for September 12th -21st include: Another Narnia book published, a landmark professional title, a final poetry book and the start of his third broadcast series.
If you thought the previous ten day span over the years was a productive period for Lewis, then you will be no less amazed at what occurred during this time. In the above highlights I didn’t even mentioned the autobiography that
The 20th letter from Screwtape was published in The Guardian today in 1941. The main topic is sexual temptation.
[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 Screwtape Letters – XX
(First published in The Guardian on 9/12/1941)
How many languages has the Chronicles of Narnia been translated into?
Welcome to the first episode of NarniaCast, a brand new mini-series looking at the world of Narnia created by C.S. Lewis.
There will be one show for each Narnia book. Co-hosts for the shows are William O’Flaherty, Paul Martin and Dr. Crystal Hurd. A different special guest will join them for the podcast.
Dr. Bruce Edwards discusses The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in this premiere episode.
“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 slave because of the drugged sleep you cast upon her. You needed to know what it felt like.”
The Horse and His Boy
(Published 9/6/54)
Name the source of this quote: “Enough had been thought, and said, and felt, and imagined. It was about time that something should be done.”
“Blimpophobia” is an article written by Lewis that was published on September 9, 1944 in Time and Tide.
Which series of broadcasts that only featured Lewis was the only one where he addressed questions from listeners?
Till We Have Faces, Lewis’s last published fictional work was released today in 1956.
