Have you ever wondered how C.S. Lewis came to create the land of Narnia? Imagine if you were a student at Oxford at the time he was writing them and you had a chance to ask him? What would Lewis say? You don’t have to imagine because bestselling fictional writer Patti Callahan has done the …
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Do you remember what it was like reading one of the Narnia stories as a child? Was it twenty, thirty, or more years ago? Award-winning author Katherine Langrish (whose works include the Viking Trilogy) vividly remembers reading her first Narnia adventure when she was nine years old. She shares her thoughts in this podcast interview with …
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Here’s the eighth special episode of my 90 second YouTube show. It tells about quotes falsely credited to Lewis that are related to Narnia. – – – Links to information shared in this episode: Hardships Often Prepare Doubt Your Value Defeat the Darkness Join the 90 Seconds to Knowing C.S. Lewis FB group C.S. Lewis …
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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) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The Lion, the Witch …
posted 9/19/2020 INTRODUCTION This is the 8th article in a series devoted to clarifying whether or not C.S. Lewis wrote something you’ve seen quoted in a book and/or shared on social media. It began as a weekly series but is now done about every two weeks. Each post examines two quotations. The first quote is …
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Aslan, speaking to Lucy] “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) – – – FACT OF THE …
QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Aslan, speaking to Aravis] “The scratches on your back, tear for tear, throb for throb, blood for blood, were equal to the stripes laid on the back of your stepmother’s slave because of the drugged sleep you cast upon her. You needed to know what it felt like.” The Horse …
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) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The …
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) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: “It All Began with a Picture” was an essay published in Radio Times on July 15, 1960. …
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) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The first paperback edition of The Magician’s Nephew came out on June 27, 1963 (first published May …
