FACT OF THE DAY: Letters of C.S. Lewis, edited, with a Memoir by Warren Lewis was first published today (4/18) in 1966. Originally it began as a biography. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It is a curious fact that the advice we can give to others we cannot give to ourselves and truth …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 4/7
FACT OF THE DAY: Another edition (a paperback) of A Grief Observed was published on this date (4/7) in 1966. It was first published in 1961. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I gave these talks, not because I am anyone in particular, but because I was asked to do so.” Preface to Broadcast Talks …
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: November 16th
FACT OF THE DAY: Today (11/16) in 1966 the US edition of Letters of C.S. Lewis came out. It was edited, with a memoir by W.H. Lewis, his brother. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The remarkable thing about his literary career is that it never occurred to him until a relatively late date …
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: September 5th
FACT OF THE DAY:
Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories edited by Walter Hooper was released today (9/5) in 1966. All the stories are also in The Dark Tower.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“No man would find an abiding strangeness on the Moon unless he were the sort of man who could find it in his own back garden.”
On Stories
(Published in Of Other Worlds on 9/5/1966)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Aside from the Narnia books, how many fictional books were published by Lewis in his lifetime (excluding poetry)?
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RETROSPECT: August 22nd – 31st
Highlights for August 22nd – 31st include: An unfortunate childhood loss, letters from Screwtape on gluttony and love, and the radio broadcast of the last chapter of what’s now book one of Mere Christianity.
As mentioned during a previous column last month, Lewis lost his wife to cancer. The second most significant loss for him was during his childhood, when his mother, Florence Augusta Hamilton Lewis, died on the 23rd in 1908. This was also due to cancer. Although Lewis had prayed for his mother to live, he reports not actually being a Christian at the time
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: June 9th
FACT OF THE DAY:
Released today (6/9) in 1966 – Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature. It collects various essays by Lewis on the specialized topic.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The human soul is not the seeker but the sought: it is God who seeks, who descends from the other world to find and heal Man; the parable about the Good Shepherd looking for and finding the lost sheep sums it up.”
Edmund Spenser, 1552–99
(Republished in Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature on 6/9/1966)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Who were the crew of the Dawn Treader searching for?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: April 18th
FACT OF THE DAY:
Letters of C.S. Lewis, edited, with a Memoir by Warren Lewis was first published today (4/18) in 1966. Originally it began as a biography.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“It is a curious fact that the advice we can give to others we cannot give to ourselves and truth is more effective through any life rather than our own.”
Letter to Sister Penelope
(First available in Letters of C.S. Lewis published 4/18/1966)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
To whom did Lewis dedicate Till We Have Faces?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: April 7th
FACT OF THE DAY:
Another edition (a paperback) of A Grief Observed was published on this date (4/7) in 1966. It was first published in 1961.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I gave these talks, not because I am anyone in particular, but because I was asked to do so.”
Preface to Broadcast Talks
(Written on 4/6/1942)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Who was Prince Caspian’s tutor?
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FACT: September 5, 2013
Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories edited by Walter Hooper was released today in 1966. All the stories are also in The Dark Tower.
Quote: June 9, 2013
“The human soul is not the seeker but the sought: it is God who seeks, who descends from the other world to find and heal Man; the parable about the Good Shepherd looking for and finding the lost sheep sums it up.”
Edmund Spenser, 1552–99
(Published 6/9/1966 in Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature)