FACT OF THE DAY: Originally an unsigned review, Lewis’s views on The Hobbit was published on Oct. 2, 1937 in The Times Literary Supplement. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The Hobbit…will be funniest to its youngest readers, and only years later, at a tenth or a twentieth reading, will they begin to realise what deft scholarship and …
CSL Daily 10/01/18
FACT OF THE DAY: “Historicism” is an article published in the October, 1950 issue of The Month. It’s reprinted in Christian Reflections. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Where, except in the present, can the Eternal be met?” Historicism (Published in October, 1950 issue of The Month) Learn More Details about The Misquotable C.S. Lewis
CSL Daily 09/30/18
FACT OF THE DAY: On Sept. 30, 1962 “Sex in Literature” was published in The Sunday Telegraph. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “What I want is a straight fight between the new morality and that of the law.” Sex in Literature (Published 9/30/1962 in The Sunday Telegraph) Learn More Details about The Misquotable C.S. Lewis
CSL Daily 09/29/18
FACT OF THE DAY: A Grief Observed was published on Sept. 29, 1961, but it wasn’t until after his death that it was attributed to Lewis. Originally the author was listed as N.W. Clerk. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter …
CSL Daily 09/28/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The September 1946 issue of The Atlantic Monthly featured an article called “C.S. Lewis, Apostle to the Skeptics” by Chad Walsh. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “[Christianity] was never intended to replace or supersede the ordinary human arts and sciences: it is rather a director which will set them all to …
CSL Daily 09/27/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The 2nd talk in the third BBC series (Christian Behaviour) was broadcast on Sept. 27, 1942. Published it was called “Social Morality.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Really great moral teachers never do introduce new moralities: it is quacks and cranks who do that.” Social Morality (Broadcast on BBC …
CSL Daily 09/26/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The 22nd Screwtape letter was published on September 26, 1941 in The Guardian (before being release in 1942 as a single book). It’s the only one signed by Toadpipe. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape Complains:) “Everything has to be twisted before it’s any use to us [devils].” The Screwtape Letters – XXII …
CSL Daily 09/25/18
FACT OF THE DAY: On September 25, 1929 Lewis’ father (Albert) died. His financial support was vital to Lewis getting his degrees at Oxford. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape Observes:) “Men are not angered by mere misfortune but by misfortune conceived as injury.” The Screwtape Letters – XXI (First published in The Guardian on …
CSL Daily 09/24/18
FACT OF THE DAY: On September 12, 1951 “The Country of the Blind” is a poem first published in Punch and available in Poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered.” Out of the Silent Planet (Published 9/23/1938) Learn More Details about The Misquotable C.S. Lewis
CSL Daily 09/23/18
FACT OF THE DAY: Out of the Silent Planet was first published on September 23, 1938. It was his second fictional story for Lewis as a Christian. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Every day in a life fills the whole life with expectation and memory.” Out of the Silent Planet (Published 9/23/1938) Learn More …