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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: September 9th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis’s Studies in Words is a title that was published today (9/9) in 1960 by Cambridge University Press.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Language exists to communicate whatever it can communicate. Some things it communicates so badly that we never attempt to communicate them by words if any other medium is available.”

Studies in Words
(Published 9/9/1960)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Which series of broadcasts that only featured Lewis was the only one where he addressed questions from listeners?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: September 2nd

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

“The Condemned” is a poem first published as “Under Sentence” on September 7, 1945 in The Spectator.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“If nothing, or nothing we recognise comes through, we imagine [God] has let us down and reject Him, perhaps at the very moment when help was on its way.. . .”

Letter to Mrs. Lockley on 9/2/1949
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume II)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

How old was Lewis when his first book was published and what was it?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: August 26th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis’s father, Albert, was notorious for not liking his routine changed; this quality negatively affected his relationship with his sons.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“In fighting those who serve devils one always has this on one’s side; their Masters hate them as much as they hate us.”

That Hideous Strength
(Published 8/16/1945)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What happen in this month in 1908 that had a major impact on Lewis’s life?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: August 19th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis began recording today (19th) in 1958 the first half of a 10-part radio series about four types of love.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“To nearly all ancient men, and to many medieval men, friendship seemed the most valuable and the most completely human of all natural loves. It was for them the crown of life and the school of virtues.”

The Four Loves
(First Recorded for Radio on 8/19 & 8/20/1958)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Who wrote the first book about Lewis’ writings after his death and what is the title?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: August 12th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

A second edition of The Abolition of Man was published by Geoffrey Bles on this day (8/12) in 1946.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“An open mind, in questions that are not ultimate, is useful. But an open mind about ultimate foundations either of Theoretical or Practical Reason is idiocy. If a man’s mind is open on these things, let his mouth at least be shut.”

The Abolition of Man
(2nd Edition Published 8/12/1946)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What famous ship was built in Belfast where Lewis grew up?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: August 5th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

“Invocation of Saints” is a letter published today (5th) in 1949 in Church Times that is now in God in the Dock.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

[Screwtape advises:] “You must therefore conceal from the patient the true end of Humility. Let him think of it not as self-forgetfulness but as a certain kind of opinion (namely, a low opinion) of his own talents and character.”

The Screwtape Letters XIV
(Published in The Guardian on 8/1/1941)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Lewis did something “great” in his early life this month; what was it?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: July 29th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Quam Bene Saturno, Lewis’s first published poem came out in July, 1913 (when he was just 14). It was in Cherbourg School Magazine.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“We must, on pain of idiocy, deny from the very outset the idea that looking at is, by its own nature, intrinsically truer or better than looking along. One must look both along and at everything. ”

Meditation in a Toolshed
(Published in The Coventry Evening Telegraph on 7/17/1945)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

This month in 1943 Lewis was a guest on what BBC program?
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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 8th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis first used the term “Mere Christianity” in The Screwtape Letters #25; initially published 10/17/41 in The Guardian.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Our divisions should never be discussed except in the presence of those who have already come to believe that there is one God and that Jesus Christ is His only Son.”

Mere Christianity
(Published in 7/7/1952)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What non-fiction book was published this month that contained very little new material but is one of Lewis’s best known works?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: July 1st

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis wrote a letter to the editor on this day (7/1) in 1949 to Church Times. It’s in God in the Dock as “The Church’s Liturgy.”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“When natural things look most divine, the demoniac is just round the corner.”

The Four Loves
(U.S. edition first published 7/27/1960)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Whom did Lewis meet when he served in World War I that dramatically changed his life?
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