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.
Sarah Fielding
Born: November 8, 1710
Died: April 9, 1768 (aged 57)
Bio: Sarah Fielding was an English author and sister of the novelist Henry Fielding. She wrote The Governess, or The Little Female Academy, the first novel in English aimed specifically at children.
Known for:
- The adventures of David Simple (1744)
- The Governess, or The Little Female Academy (1749)
- The Cry (1754)
- The history of Ophelia (1760)
- Lives of Cleopatra and Octavia (1757)