FACT OF THE DAY:
“The Trouble with ‘X'” is an essay by Lewis first published in the August, 1948 issue of Bristol Diocesan Gazette.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I find that I do not exist on my own, that I am under a law; that somebody or something wants me to behave in a certain way.”
3rd BBC Broadcast
(Given on 8/20/1941; Then known as Materialism or Religion)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
How many Earth years do the Chronicle of Narnia stories cover?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
“The Day with a White Mark,” a poem by Lewis was published in the August 17, 1949 issue of Punch.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Those who are enjoying something, or suffering something together, are companions. Those who enjoy or suffer one another, are not.”
That Hideous Strength
(Published 8/16/1945)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Which Narnia book is the following passage from and who said it: “No more Aslan, no more Kings, no more silly stories about other worlds. The Dwarfs are for the Dwarfs.”
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FACT OF THE DAY:
“Solomon,” a poem by Lewis was published in the August 14, 1946 issue of Punch.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I think God wants us to love Him more, not to love creatures (even animals) less.”
Letter to Mary Willis Shelburne on 8/18/1956
(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 and who said it:
“No more Aslan, no more Kings, no more silly stories about other worlds. The Dwarfs are for the Dwarfs.”
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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 OF THE DAY:
The poem “Two Kinds of Memory” was published today (8/7) in Time and Tide in 1947. A revised version is in Poems.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The good things even of this world are far too good ever to be reached by imagination. Even the common orange, you know: no one could have imagined it before he tasted it. How much less Heaven. ”
Letter to Mrs. Johnson 8/7/1956
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What did Lewis do this month that made the publication of the Narnia books possible?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
Today (8/4) in 1922 Lewis earned a first class (highest honors) degree in Literae Humaniores (“Greats”) from Oxford.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Your patient has become humble; have you drawn his attention to the fact? All virtues are less formidable to us once the man is aware of that he has them, but this is specially true of humility. ”
The Screwtape Letters XIV
(Published in The Guardian on 8/1/1941)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
During Jill’s first meeting with Aslan she wanted to do something, but was afraid to…what was it?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
The lighthearted essay “A Dream” was first published on this date (7/28) in 1944 in The Spectator. It’s available in Present Concerns.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“In my waking hours I would never [approve some actions]. But the dreaming mind is regrettably immoral.”
A Dream
(Published in The Spectator on 7/28/1945)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Which of the Narnia books did Lewis NOT dedicated to anyone?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
All My Road Before Me: The Diary of C. S. Lewis 1922-27 came out in the US today (7/24) in 1991 (three months after its release in the UK).
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“You can step outside one experience only by stepping inside another. Therefore, if all inside experiences are misleading, we are always misled.”
Meditation in a Toolshed
(Published in The Coventry Evening Telegraph on 7/17/1945)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Who came up with the name “The Chronicles of Narnia” for the entire series of books?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
The poem known today as The Magician and the Dryad was first published in Punch on July 20, 1949.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The feeling of being, or not being, forgiven and loved, is not what matters. One must come down to brass tacks. If there is a particular sin on your conscience, repent and confess it. If there isn’t, tell the despondent devil not to be silly.”
Letter to Mary Willis Shelburne 7/21/1958
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Which of the Narnia books is dedicated to a family?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
The classic “Meditation in a Toolshed” essay was published today (7/17) in The Coventry Evening Telegraph in 1945.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“You get one experience of a thing when you look along it and another when you look at it.”
Meditation in a Toolshed
(Published in The Coventry Evening Telegraph on 7/17/1945)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Clipsie is the chief duffer’s daughter in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, but what does her name mean?
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