"Being as rich as my father had made me allowed me to nourish a small talent for irony, irony being the vehicle by which the essentially second rate arrive at some kind of superiority."
Our compilation of literary events that occurred in the month of August in any year. The listings are largely a day-by-day account of births and deaths that occurred on a particular day. We are actively seeking user suggestions about events we missed. Please send suggestions via the comment form at the end of the article for the appropriate day in August. We are primarily interested in events related to major English language writers. The stature of the writer determines our interest in the event.
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