[Screwtape Complains:] “The real trouble about the set your patient is living in is that it is merely Christian. They all have individual interests, of course, but the bond remains mere Christianity.”
The Screwtape Letters – XXV – The Enemy Loves Platitude
(First published in The Guardian on 10/17/1941)
QUIZ: October 17, 2013
“They smell battle, said ________, pointing at the birds. They know we’re preparing a feed for them.”
Which character said this in which Narnia book?
FACT: October 17, 2013
The 25th Screwtape Letter was published today in 1941 in The Guardian. Its subtitle was “The Enemy Loves Platitude.”
FACT: October 16, 2013
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first published book of Narnia stories was published today in 1950.
QUOTE: October 16, 2013
“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver; “don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(Published 10/16/1950)
QUIZ: October 16, 2013
Complete the quote and name the source (4 words):
“It is great men, potential saints, not little men, who become merciless fanatics…. They are _____ _____, _____ _____ , some temptations.”
QUOTE: October 15, 2013
“Things never happen the same way twice.”
Prince Caspian
(Published 10/15/1951)
QUIZ: October 15, 2013
Lewis was honored and/or received an award twice in his life, but he actually turned one of them down. What was it?
FACT: October 15, 2013
Today in 1951 Prince Caspian was the second #Narnia story published.
QUOTE: October 14, 2013
“Children are not deceived by fairy-tales; they are often and gravely deceived by school-stories. Adults are not deceived by science-fiction; they can be deceived by the stories in the women’s magazines.”
An Experiment in Criticism
(Published 10/13/1961)