February 8

Several of my favorite people were born today: Jules Verne in 1828; Seth Green in 1974; and John Ruskin in 1819. If you know French, you can read cool facsimiles of Jules Verne's novels online. Here's the beginning of one from
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5495022k.image.r=verne.f10.langEN