
Archives: May 2015
Prince Caspian: Forward to the Past (or, Learning How to Enjoy a Sequel)
May 23rd, 2015
I have never met any dedicated reader of the Chronicles of Narnia who told me that Prince Caspian was her favorite volume. I think I know the reasons why this might be so, and in due course, I will eventually get around to addressing this question. But let’s start here: sequels get no respect! That […]
A Modest Proposal for Folks Inclined to Forward (Likely) Inaccurate Quotations Attributed to C. S. Lewis
May 18th, 2015
Stop. Just Stop. If you love Jack, and you can’t help but express your admiration by posting a Tweet or Facebook post that features someone else’s borrowed post or meme, think twice. If you didn’t find it yourself and you didn’t read it verbatim from a verifiable work of C. S. Lewis, don’t assume it’s […]
Jack the Counselor
May 3rd, 2015
by Dr. Bruce L. Edwards (c) 2015. Ask any ten avid readers of C. S. Lewis to describe his vocation and I suspect 9 out of 10 will use one of the following terms: Christian apologist, fantasy/sf writer, children’s author, literary critic, Oxford don—a handful, maybe even “poet.” Few, I reckon, would think to refer […]
