FACT OF THE DAY: The Dark Tower and Other Stories was published on this day (2/28) in 1977. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If a man’s self is not kept clean and bright, his glimpse of God will be blurred.” The Three-Personal God (Initially a BBC broadcast from 2/29/44) – – – QUIZ …
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: September 10th
FACT OF THE DAY:
Till We Have Faces, Lewis’s last published fictional work was released today (9/10) in 1956.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Die before you die, there is no chance after.”
Till We Have Faces
(Published 9/10/1956
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Complete the quote and name the source (4 words):
“Progress means not just changing, but _____ ______ _____ _____.”
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RETROSPECT: September 1st – 11th
Highlights for September 1-11 include: Two Narnia books published, a final fictional work, being on the cover of Time in the U.S. and his only title devoted to a book of the Bible.
Time CoverThe number of books published over the years during these ten days would be enough for most authors for an entire lifetime. Although, two of the titles are collections of shorter works were released after his death, interestingly the five others were during the last eleven years of his life. An additional title, A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C.S. Lewis, is a lesser known collection of quotes first available in March, 1968, but was published as a paperback on the 9th in 1980.
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: July 26th
FACT OF THE DAY:
The U.S. Paperback editions of Surprised By Joy and Till We Have Faces came out on July 9th ten years apart (1970, 1980).
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
[Screwtape Advises:] “I would make it a rule to eradicate from my patient any strong personal taste which is not actually a sin, even if it is something quite trivial.”
The Screwtape Letters XIII
(Published in The Guardian on 7/25/1941)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What is the only essay by Lewis having the word “slaves” in the title that was also first published this month in what year?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: June 13th
FACT OF THE DAY:
The seventh Screwtape letter was published today (6/13) in The Guardian in 1941. Mentions “Materialist Magician.”
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“All extremes, except extreme devotion to the Enemy, are to be encouraged.”
The Screwtape Letters VII
(Published in The Guardian on 6/13/1941)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Of the themes in Till We Have Faces what Non-fictional work directly deals with one of the central topics?
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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 18th
FACT OF THE DAY:
Letters of C.S. Lewis, edited, with a Memoir by Warren Lewis was first published today (4/18) in 1966. Originally it began as a biography.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“It is a curious fact that the advice we can give to others we cannot give to ourselves and truth is more effective through any life rather than our own.”
Letter to Sister Penelope
(First available in Letters of C.S. Lewis published 4/18/1966)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
To whom did Lewis dedicate Till We Have Faces?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: February 28th
FACT OF THE DAY:
The Dark Tower and Other Stories was published on this day (2/28) in 1977.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“If a man’s self is not kept clean and bright, his glimpse of God will be blurred.”
The Three-Personal God
(Initially a BBC broadcast from 2/29/44)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
In Till We Have Faces what is Glome?
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RETROSPECT: January 1st – 10th
Highlights for the first third of January (1st – 10th) include: Two books published for the first time (one posthumously), two paperback debuts, and initial US versions of two of his books.
If you’ve been reading this series for any three month span, you likely noticed he wrote a good variety of books (some being published after his death). Sometimes I’ve noted when Lewis’s books were released in the US for the first time or when debuting in paperback editions. During this short period a total of six books became available in one of these forms or another.
It was on the 6th in 1944 that The Abolition of Man was released. This is the only book of totally new material during this third segment of January.
FACT: September 10, 2013
Till We Have Faces, Lewis’s last published fictional work was released today in 1956.