Tag: Narnia

Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: October 16th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first published book of Narnia stories was published today in 1950.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver; “don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”

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

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

The names of characters in Narnia include every letter in the alphabet except one letter; what letter is missing?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: September 15th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The Voyage of the ‘Dawn Treader’ was first published today (9/15) in 1952. It was the third released Narnia story.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“But I will not tell you how long or short the way will be; only that it lies across a river. But do not fear that, for I am the great Bridge Builder.”

The Voyage of the ‘Dawn Treader’
(Published 9/15/52)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Which Narnia book was dramatized over the radio BEFORE Lewis died?
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Lewis Resources on Dr. Diana Glyer’s Site

William OFlaherty Resource Spotlight

If you have explored the places I’ve highlighted since the beginning of the year you’ve probably noticed many Lewis scholars have websites. Some have material just on Lewis, or like the one this, they have other material in additional to the content related to Lewis. While Dr. Diana Glyer has more than Lewis information than I’ll spotlight here, that just points to the importance of exploring the rest of her site.

Several years ago Glyer contributed to a book where she provided a bibliography of every book-length study of C.S. Lewis. Listed as a main heading on her site as C.S. Lewis Bibliography, this area (as she notes on the page) has a goal of providing “a brief description of the content and also a sense of the quality and importance of this book.

Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: September 7th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The Silver Chair was first published in the UK on this date (9/7) in 1953.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Very likely, what with enemies, and mountains, and rivers to cross, and losing our way, and next to nothing to eat, and sore feet, we’ll hardly notice the weather.”

The Silver Chair
(Published 9/7/1953)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Name the source of this quote:
“Enough had been thought, and said, and felt, and imagined. It was about time that something should be done.”
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: September 6th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The Horse and His Boy was published today (9/6) in 1954. It was the fifth published book.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“We’re free Narnians, Hwin and I, and I suppose, if you’re running away to Narnia, you want to be one too. In that case Hwin isn’t your horse any longer. One might just as well say you’re her human.”

The Horse and His Boy
(Published 9/6/54)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What was Lewis’s last major critical (professional) book published before his death?
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RETROSPECT: September 1st – 11th

William OFlaherty Jack in Retrospect, Special Feature

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.

C.S. Lewis’s Hidden Hatred of Males

William OFlaherty Special Feature

Those who falsely claim that C.S. Lewis didn’t like women have missed the gender than he secretly hated: MALES! That’s correct, hidden very deep within the writings of C.S. Lewis you will discover a hatred that is so concealed that only my carefully skilled abilities have been able to uncover the shocking truth.

I don’t expect you to accept my word on this delicate matter…so, I’ll reveal what my findings have been so far (undoubtedly there is more yet to be discovered). What follows is a list of characters Lewis created along with a short explanation as to why it proves my point.

Edmund Pevensie – in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Edmund is the villainous traitor whose deeds result in the death of Aslan.

Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: July 15th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

It All Began with a Picture was an essay published in Radio Times today (7/15) in 1960 telling how #CSLewis got the idea for #Narnia.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“All my seven Narnian books, and my three science fiction books, began with seeing pictures in my head.”

It All Began with a Picture
(Published in Radio Times on 7/15/1960)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

One of the saddest events in Lewis’s life happened this month; what was it?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: July 10th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Present Concerns, an essay collection, came out on this day (July 10) in 1986. At the time all 19 essays had not previously been collected.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“The knight…is not a compromise or happy mean between ferocity and meekness; he is fierce to the nth and meek to the nth.”

The Necessity of Chivalry
(Available in Present Concern published 7/10/1986)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Who was the last king of Narnia?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: June 27th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The first paperback edition of The Magician’s Nephew came out today (6/27) in 1963 (first published 5/2/55).

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“You can’t get second things by putting them first; you can get second things only by putting first things first. ”

First and Second Things
(Published in Time and Tide on 6/27/1942)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What are Hrossa in Out of the Silent Planet?
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