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 …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 4/26
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis began keeping a diary for nearly five years starting this month (April) in 1922. It was released after his death as All My Road Before Me. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “All that is made seems planless to the darkened mind, because there are more plans than it looked …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 4/24
FACT OF THE DAY: Perelandra which was released in the UK in April, 1943; was first available in the US a year later or 4/11/44. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Ambition! We must be careful what we mean by it. It if means the desire to get ahead of other people—which is what …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 4/20
FACT OF THE DAY: Today (4/20) in 1942 is when Perelandra was published. It tells of adventures on Venus. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Every joy is beyond all others. The fruit we are eating is always the best fruit of all.” Perelandra (Published 4/20/1943) – – – QUIZ OF THE DAY: Complete the quote and …
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: August 14th
FACT OF THE DAY:
Voyage to Venus by Lewis was published today (8/14) in 1953. It is the same book as Perelandra from 1943.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“We must use the talent we have, not the talents we haven’t.”
Letter to Cynthia Donnelly 8/14/1954
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Which Narnia book is the following passage from: “…No dog I ever knew, least of all a talking dog of Narnia, likes to be called a ‘good little doggie’ then.”
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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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Fact / Quote / Quiz: April 26th
FACT OF THE DAY:
Lewis began keeping a diary for nearly five years starting this month (April) in 1922. It was released after his death as All My Road Before Me.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“All that is made seems planless to the darkened mind, because there are more plans than it looked for.”
Perelandra
(Published 4/20/1943)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What book was published this month by Lewis was the only one that he had a co-author?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: April 24th
FACT OF THE DAY:
Perelandra which was released in the UK in April, 1943; was first available in the US a year later or 4/11/44.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Ambition! We must be careful what we mean by it. It if means the desire to get ahead of other people—which is what I think it does mean—then it is bad. If it means simply wanting to do a thing well, then it is good.”
Answers to Questions on Christianity
(Talk given on April 18th or 19th in 1944 at the Electric and Musical Industries Christian Fellowship)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What are the first words Aslan says to Jill in The Silver Chair?
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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,
Fact / Quote / Quiz: April 20th
FACT OF THE DAY:
Today (4/20) is the 71st anniversary of the publication of Perelandra; it tells of adventures in Venus.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Every joy is beyond all others. The fruit we are eating is always the best fruit of all.”
Perelandra
(Published 4/20/1943)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Complete the quote and name the source (2 words):
” _____ _____ responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our natural lives.”
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