FACT OF THE DAY: First paperback edition of The Last Battle came out today (1/30) in 1964. It was published as ‘Puffin Books’ by Penguin Books Ltd. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “One cannot be too careful: one must try to hold fast to one’s duties (I wish I did) which are the …
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: September 2nd
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 10th
FACT OF THE DAY:
Lewis’s letter to the editor of Church Times on “The Holy Name” was published today (8/10) in 1951.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I think almost all the crimes which Christians have perpetrated against each other arise from this, that religion is confused with politics.”
Letter to Don Giovanni Calabria 8/10/1953
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Complete the quote and name the source (3 words):
“There is wishful thinking in Hell as well _____ _____ _____ .”
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: August 9th
FACT OF THE DAY:
The first known letter Lewis wrote to Sister Penelope occurred on this day (8/9) in 1939.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“One hopes there will come a day when one can enjoy nice things said about one’s self just in the same innocent way as one enjoys nice things about anyone else—perfect humility will need no modesty.”
Letter to Sister Penelope 8/9/1939
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume II)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What book got the notice of someone from the BBC that lead to an invitation to Lewis’s debut on the radio that was this month?
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RETROSPECT: July 22nd – 31st
Highlights for the period of July 22-31include: Lewis on the radio that wasn’t a part of the eventual Mere Christianity book, the U.S. release of The Four Loves and the publication of a friend’s landmark book that Lewis encouraged the author to write (hint: it has a “ring” to it).
When you consider a person’s life over the years (like this series has with C.S. Lewis), it’s no surprise that there might be a week or two were relatively little significant events happened. Such is the case for this time-period. However, there was a very meaningful moment in the life of a now more famous friend, J.R.R. Tolkien. In 1954 The Fellowship of the Ring was published at the end of July (the actual date is either the 24th or 29th, as I’ve seen both listed).
It’s not just because they were friends that it’s worth mentioning, rather
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: June 10th
FACT OF THE DAY:
The U.K. edition of Letters to an American Lady was published in June, 1969 (it was first published in the U.S. on 12/19/1967).
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I can obey advice from others which I have often given myself in vain.”
Letter to Mary Van Deusen 6/10/1952
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Whom did Lewis start a life-long correspondence with sometime this month in what year?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: June 7th
FACT OF THE DAY:
“The Morte D’Arthur” by Lewis was published today (6/7) in 1947 in the Times Literary Supplement.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“It does one good to see the fine side of people we’ve always seen the worst of. ”
Letter to Arthur Greeves 6/7/1930
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume I)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
The first book that was a collection of essays edited by Walter Hooper came out this month…what was it?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: June 5th
FACT OF THE DAY:
The first known letter that Lewis wrote to Arthur Greeves was on this date (6/5) in 1914. He wrote so many they filled a book!
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I do not feel that one must never say one believes or understands anything: any morning a doctrine I thought I already possessed may blossom into this new reality…”
Letter to Sister Penelope 6/5/1951
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What was Lewis’s response when a girl asked her about “Aslan’s other name?”
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: June 3rd
FACT OF THE DAY:
Lewis wrote to Hila Newman, an eleven-year-old, on this date (6/3) in 1953 giving her clues about “Aslan’s other name”
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“After all, almost the main work of life is to come out of our selves, out of the little, dark prison we are all born in.”
Letter to Keith Masson 6/3/1956
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What decision about his professional life that involved a major change did Lewis make sometime this month in what year?
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RETROSPECT: June 1st – 11th
The following is part of a series reflecting on the life of C.S. Lewis. This is accomplished by summarizing various events or happenings during his lifetime for the noted period and may include significant events related to him after his death.
Highlights for the first third of June (1st – 11th) include: two standout letters to children about Narnia, the acceptance of a new position late in his professional career and his most famous sermon.
Before the magic of Narnia started in 1950 C.S. Lewis had a magical year in 1941. In April he gave his first RAF talk, in May his first letter by Screwtape was published, in August he gave his first radio talk on the BBC and was asked to do a second series in September, then in December he gave a special series of lectures that became A Preface to Paradise Lost. But it is during the first part of June, 1941 that some would say was the best thing