FACT OF THE DAY: The Personal Heresy, published today (4/27) in 1939 is the only book by Lewis with a co-author (Professor E.M.W. Tillyard). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “One never can see, or not till long afterwards, why any one was selected for any job. And when one does, it is usually …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 4/20
FACT OF THE DAY: Today (4/20) in 1942 is when Perelandra was published. It tells of adventures on Venus. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Every joy is beyond all others. The fruit we are eating is always the best fruit of all.” Perelandra (Published 4/20/1943) – – – QUIZ OF THE DAY: Complete the quote and …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 4/19
FACT OF THE DAY: Christian Behaviour was first published on this day (4/19) in 1943. It is better known for being Book 3 of Mere Christianity. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Hope is…a continual looking forward to the eternal world is not (as some modern people think) a form of escapism or wishful …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 3/25
FACT OF THE DAY: Today (3/25) in 1987 the US edition of Present Concerns, a collection of eighteen essays, became available. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Symbolism exists precisely for the purpose of conveying to the imagination what the intellect is not ready for.” Letter to Sister Penelope CSMV on 3/25/1943 (Published in The Collected …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 3/22
FACT OF THE DAY: Three Kinds of Men is a short essay by Lewis that was published in The Sunday Times on 3/21/1943. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The price of Christ is something, in a way, much easier than moral effort – it is to want Him. “ Three Kinds of Men (Published …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 2/26
FACT OF THE DAY: The 3rd and final Riddell Memorial Lecture entitled “The Abolition of Man” by Lewis was given today (2/26) in 1943. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “What we call Man’s power over Nature turns out to be a power exercised by some men over other men with Nature as its …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 2/25
FACT OF THE DAY: The 2nd Riddell Memorial Lecture entitled “The Way” by Lewis was given today (2/25) in 1943. It became part of The Abolition of Man. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The human mind has no more power of inventing a new value than of imagining a new primary colour.” The Way (First …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 2/16
FACT OF THE DAY: 72 years ago today (2/16/1943) The Screwtape Letters was published in the U.S., but was released in the UK in 1942 – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It is funny how mortals always picture us as putting things into their minds: in reality our best work is done by keeping …
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: September 4th
FACT OF THE DAY:
On this date (9/4) in 1943 “My First School” was printed in Time and Tide as “Notes on the Way.” Reprinted in Present Concerns.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Only children quarrel about whether pancakes are nice or nasty, but grown men quarrel about whether an act is right or wrong.”
Answers to Listeners’ Question transcript
(BBC Broadcast from 9/3/1941 known as “Some Objections” in Broadcast Talks)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
How many languages has the Chronicles of Narnia been translated into?
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RETROSPECT: September 1st – 11th
Highlights for September 1-11 include: Two Narnia books published, a final fictional work, being on the cover of Time in the U.S. and his only title devoted to a book of the Bible.
Time CoverThe number of books published over the years during these ten days would be enough for most authors for an entire lifetime. Although, two of the titles are collections of shorter works were released after his death, interestingly the five others were during the last eleven years of his life. An additional title, A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C.S. Lewis, is a lesser known collection of quotes first available in March, 1968, but was published as a paperback on the 9th in 1980.