Tag: 1944

Fact / Quote / Quiz: February 7th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

In 1941 on this day (2/7) “Evil and God” was published in The Spectator. In 1944 “Bulverism” was a talk Lewis gave at the Socratic Club.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“If evil has the same kind of reality as good, the same autonomy and completeness, our allegiance to good becomes the arbitrarily chosen loyalty of a partisan.”

Evil and God
(Published in The Spectator on 2/7/1941)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What short story by Lewis was published this month in what publication?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: January 7th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis spent the first night in his new rooms at Magdalene College, Cambridge on this day (1/7) in 1955.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“The whole point of seeing through something is to see something through it.”

The Abolition of Man
(Published on 1/6/1944)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Why did Lewis marry Joy Davidman twice?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: January 6th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Today (1/6) in 1944 The Abolition of Man was first published. It came from a series of lectures from Feb. 1943.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“If nothing is self-evident, nothing can be proved.”

The Abolition of Man
(Published on 1/6/1944)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Who is the first talking animal Prince Caspian hears when he regains consciousness?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 30th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

On December 29, 1944 the essay “Private Bates” was published in The Spectator. Now available in Present Concerns.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“We must get rid of our arrogant assumption that it is the masses who can be led by the nose. As far as I can make out, the shoe is on the other foot. The only people who are really the dupes of their favourite newspapers are the intelligentsia. It is they who read leading articles: the poor read the sporting news, which is mostly true.”

Private Bates
(Published in The Spectator on 12/29/1944)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

How long did it take Lewis to write the first five published Narnia books?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 29th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

“Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce VIII” was published today (12/29) in 1944 in The Guardian.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“”Great works’ (of art) and ‘good works’ (of charity) had better also be Good Work. Let choirs sing well or not at all.”

Good Work and Good Works
(Published in Good Work in Christmas, 1959 issue)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Finish the quote and name the source (4 words):
“There is no neutral ground in the universe: every square inch, every split second is claimed by God ______ ______ ______ ______ . ”
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 27th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

On this day (12/27) in 1918 Lewis arrived home unexpectedly in the AM after being demobilized on the 24th.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Thirst was made for water; inquiry for truth.”

Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce VII
(Published in The Guardian on 12/22/1944)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

When this month (in what year) did Lewis write what essay that was related to one of his fictional works?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 22nd

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

“Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce VII” was published today (12/22) in 1944 in The Guardian.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“I will bring you to the land not of questions but of answers, and you shall see the face of God.”

Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce VII
(Published in The Guardian on 12/22/1944)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Finish the quote and name the source (two words):
“Badness is only ____ _____ .”
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 16th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis mentioned “Tolkien’s unfinished sequel to the Hobbit” in the preface of Essays Presented to Charles Williams (a book Lewis edited)

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Of all passions the passion for the Inner Ring is most skillful in making a man who is not yet a very bad man do very bad things.”

The Inner Ring
(Talk given on 12/14/1944)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

How old was Pauline Baynes when she first began to illustrate the Narnia books?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 15th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

“Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce VI” was published today (12/15) in 1944 in The Guardian.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“A jealous man, drifting and unresisting, reaches a point at which he believes lies about his best friend…But errors which are sincere in that sense are not innocent.”

Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce VI
(Published in The Guardian on 12/15/1944)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Finish the quote (four words):
“____(1)____ is ____(2)____ with ___(3)____ ___(4)___: but not all things are connected by the short and straight roads we expected.”
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 14th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis gave the annual Commemoration Oration at King’s College today (12/14) in 1944. His topic was “The Inner Ring.”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“A thing may be morally neutral and yet the desire for that thing may be dangerous.”

The Inner Ring
(Talk given on 12/14/1944)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What book was first published this month after Lewis’s death that dealt with topics from his professional career?
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