September 12 Mark the Calendar

September 12 Mark the Calendar

1906. Young Jimmy Gatz writes his self-improvement schedule on the last fly-leaf of his copy of Hopalong Cassidy.
--F Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby.

1938. Wolfe's fear of travel is justified with Archie runs the roadster into a tree.
--Rex Stout: Nero Wolfe: Some Buried Caesar.

1961. Inspector Cramer shows up unexpectedly with a carton of freshly picked corn.
--Rex Stout: Nero Wolfe: Murder is Corny.

The Great Gatsby By F Scott Fitzgerald

Opening line:

In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since.

The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald

(Famous) opening line:

In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since.