“You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve,” said Aslan. “And that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor on earth. Be content.”
Prince Caspian
(Published 10/15/1951)
QUOTE: October 20, 2013
“If there’s anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they’re either braver than most, or else just silly.”
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(Published 10/16/1950)
QUIZ: October 20, 2013
Finish the quote and name the source (4 words):
“The whole point of seeing through something is to _____ ______ _____ ____.”
FACT: October 20, 2013
On this day (10/20) in 1949 the last reported Thursday Inklings meeting occurred according to Lewis’s brother’s diary.
FACT: October 19, 2013
A new edition of Dymer, Lewis’s last poetry book was published today (10/19) in 1950. It included a new preface.
QUIZ: October 19, 2013
What radio talk was illegally published? (Hint: It’s from the third broadcast series)
QUOTE: October 19, 2013
“From at least the age of six, romantic longing – Sehnsucht – had played an unusually central part in my experience. Such longing is in itself the very reverse of wishful thinking: it is more like thoughtful wishing. But it throws off what may be called systems of imagery.”
Preface to Dymer (1950 Edition)
(Published 10/19/1950)
QUOTE: October 18, 2013
“Evil comes from the abuse of free will.”
The Problem of Pain
(Published 10/18/1940)
QUIZ: October 18, 2013
What fictional work came out as a second edition during the month of October?
FACT: October 18, 2013
The Problem of Pain, Lewis’s first apologetic book was published today (10/18) in 1940. (Some say it was on the 14th)