FACT OF THE DAY: The paperback edition of The Personal Heresy by Lewis (with E.M.W. Tillyard) was published today (6/17) in 1965. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There are better things ahead than any we leave behind. Remember, though we struggle against things because we are afraid of them, it is often the …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 4/27
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 …
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: June 17th
FACT OF THE DAY:
The paperback edition of The Personal Heresy by Lewis (with E.M.W. Tillyard) was published today (6/17) in 1965.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“There are better things ahead than any we leave behind. Remember, though we struggle against things because we are afraid of them, it is often the other way round— we get afraid because we struggle.”
Letter to Mary Willis Shelburne 6/17/1963
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What landmark event in Lewis’s life began related to his career this month in what year?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: April 27th
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).
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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 some reason that leaves no room for vanity.”
Perelandra
(Published 4/20/1943)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Complete the quote and name the source (4 words):
“It is so much easier to _____ _____ _____ _____ than to go and see him.”
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RETROSPECT: April 20th – 30th
Highlights for the final third of April (20th – 30th) include: Publication of Perelandra, a talk “On Three Ways of Writing for Children” and Lewis’s first marriage to Joy Davidman.
Before Lewis gain fame from a series of books about a place called Narnia, he had written a trilogy that had a science fiction theme. The second of those books, Perelandra, came out on the 20th in 1943. In it we take a trip to Venus with the main character, Ransom and follow his quest to save that world from impending corruption. In the U.S. it wasn’t released until a year later on the 11th. In 1953 a paperback version came out under the title Voyage to Venus. On some occasions in his life Lewis considered this novel to be his best (this was also said of Till We Have Faces). Perelandra was dedicated “To Some Ladies at Wantage,” as in Wantage,