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: 11/16
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 …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 4/18
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 …
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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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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RETROSPECT: April 11th – 19th
The following is part of a series reflecting on the life of C.S. Lewis. This is accomplished by summarizing various events or happenings during his lifetime for the noted period and may include significant events related to him after his death.
Highlights for the second third of April (11th – 19th) include: Publication of third BBC series; Publication of second book from BBC Talks; four posthumous books and the final installment about a bus ride to heaven.
Christian Behaviour: A Further series of Broadcast Talks tops the list of happenings over the years in the life of Lewis. It was first published on the 19th in 1943 in the U.K. (and nine months later in the U.S.). As you may be aware, it was just the second book printed of three that eventually became part of Mere Christianity. What gets confusing to some is that when you examine the book from 1952 Christian Behavior is stated as being “Book III.”
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.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The remarkable thing about his literary career is that it never occurred to him until a relatively late date that his great achievement would be prose.”
Letters of C.S. Lewis – Memoir by W. H. Lewis
(US edition published 11/16/1966)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Christian Behavior, the third series of talks on the BBC ended earlier this month in 1942; There are twelve chapters in the book version, but how many were actually on the radio?
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RETROSPECTIVE: November 11th – 20th
Highlights for the second third of November (11th – 20th) include: The American debut of Mere Christianity, an explanation of why “Fairy Stories,” and the publication of a landmark sermon.
This series has already noted at various times (including the last installment) why the material making up Mere Christianity is such a great book. While I’d used any excuse to say more, this time it is easily justified as those in the US first had the opportunity to purchase the combined book that consisted of all four BBC broadcast talks on the 11th in 1952. This is only four months later than the release in the UK. The main new material for this edition was Lewis’s preface, but the convenience of having all three short books together in one volume was invaluable. While many are aware that the book was adapted from material on the radio, fewer are familiar with any of the details behind this fact. I mentioned last time that Focus on the Family had a new radio