Saturday, August 15, 1812

From the shelf

Nothing in the canon is tethered to August 15. One line is set aside for this year, the same line for every reader.

Under conditions of terror most people will comply but some people will not.
Hannah ArendtEichmann in Jerusalem · 1963

In 1813 this day opens on Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Arrow keys turn the day. S keeps the line. Slash focuses search.

August 15 · Quotationary