Tuesday, August 18, 1868

From the shelf

Nothing in the canon is tethered to August 18. One line is set aside for this year, the same line for every reader.

The eyes of the world are upon you.
Dwight D. EisenhowerOrder of the Day · 1944

In 1869 this day opens on Simone de Beauvoir.

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

August 18 · Quotationary