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"Our national epic has yet to be written."

in 1904.

Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called "Bloomsday" in honour of the novel's main character Leopold Bloom.

Happy Bloomsday Day!

Ulysses is available at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4300

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