FACT OF THE DAY: In the U.S. The Weight of Glory was published on this (9/13) day in 1949. It was called Transposition in the U.K. and later updated in 1980. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek it while the conditions are …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 7/26
FACT OF THE DAY: The U.S. Paperback editions of Surprised By Joy and Till We Have Faces came out on July 9th ten years apart (1970, 1980). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Screwtape Advises:] “I would make it a rule to eradicate from my patient any strong personal taste which is not actually …
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: September 13th
FACT OF THE DAY:
In the U.S. The Weight of Glory was published on this (9/13) day in 1949. It was called Transposition in the U.K. and later updated in 1980.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek it while the conditions are still unfavourable.”
Learning in War-Time
(Published in The Weight of Glory on 9/13/1949)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What book merely dealing with “words” was published this month?
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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.
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: July 26th
FACT OF THE DAY:
The U.S. Paperback editions of Surprised By Joy and Till We Have Faces came out on July 9th ten years apart (1970, 1980).
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
[Screwtape Advises:] “I would make it a rule to eradicate from my patient any strong personal taste which is not actually a sin, even if it is something quite trivial.”
The Screwtape Letters XIII
(Published in The Guardian on 7/25/1941)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What is the only essay by Lewis having the word “slaves” in the title that was also first published this month in what year?
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Companion to Narnia (CSLM-05)
Since the release of The Chronicles of Narnia movies in 2005, the already popular books have sold even more; leaving some asking what the best book about the series is.