Tag: Inklings

Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: October 20th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

On this day (10/20) in 1949 the last reported Thursday Inklings meeting occurred according to Lewis’s brother’s diary.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“If there’s anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they’re either braver than most, or else just silly.”

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(Published 10/16/1950)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What is the order the Narnia books were first published?

TODAY’S ANSWER WILL BE POSTED TOMORROW.

ANSWER TO YESTERDAY’S QUESTION:”…not being correctly seen…” (from A Preface to Paradise Lost)

Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: June 23rd

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis’s poem “Vitrea Circe” was published in Punch, today (6/23) in 1948) and was revised and reprinted in Poems.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

(Screwtape Admits:) “Prayers offered in the state of dryness are those which please Him (God) best.”

The Screwtape Letters VIII
(Published in The Guardian on 6/20/1941)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Which book from The Chronicles of Narnia did Lewis share the galley proofs of to his friends, the Inklings?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: June 22nd

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis showed the galley proofs for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to the Inklings on this day (6/22) in 1950.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“It is not really you who are holding fast to Him but He to you: and He will bring you to wherever He wants.”

Letter to Rhona Bodle 6/22/1948
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume II)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Complete the quote and name the source (3 words):
“Joy is the serious _____ _____ _____ .
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Charles Williams (CSLM-37)

William OFlaherty CSL Minute, Special Feature

This Inklings member had a very profound impact on C.S. Lewis, even though he died less than ten years after they became friends.

As noted in a previous post Lewis often met with a group of friends where they frequently discussed their writings. After reading Charles Williams’ The Place of the Lion Lewis developed a friendship with him. Williams was working at the Oxford University Press at the time.