Quote of the day
Men were only made into "men" with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally "a man" any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.
Patrick O'Brian
Born: December 12, 1914
Died: January 2, 2000 (aged 85)
Bio: Patrick O'Brian, born Richard Patrick Russ, was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series of novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars.
Known for:
- Master and Commander (1969)
- HMS Surprise (1973)
- Post Captain (1972)
- Desolation Island (1978)
- The Mauritius Command (1977)