The Voyage of the Dawn Treader comes out next month. I'm pleased, as it is my favorite Narnian adventure. I pulled it out to reread and thought that I would share the first passage which I found highly amusing and very indicative of C.S. Lewis.
"There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it. His parents called him Eustace Clarence and masters called him Scrubb. I can't tell you how his friends spoke to him, for he had none. He didn't call his Father and Mother "Father" and "Mother," but Harold and Alberta. They were very up to date and advanced people. They were vegetarians, non-smokers and teetotalers and wore a special kind of underclothes."
If you thought that a thoughtless diversion from your day and a loss... then you and I are not cut from the same cloth, kindred spirits, or of the race that knows Joseph.
In other news, I promise to blog daily until Hawaii on Thanksgiving Day. In selfish news, it's my birthday in less than one month.
3 comments:
I'm guessing you want a Narnian little decorative pillow for your birthday?
I do love this book. My second favorite behind "The Magician's Nephew." Hope the movie follows the book...ditto about HP coming out next week!
Harry Potter, Hawaii, your birthday and then home for Christmas! You've got a good life I must say.
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