Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
A. Edward Newton
![A. Edward Newton](/img/nopic_profile.png)
Born: 1863
Died: 1940 (aged 77)
Bio: Alfred Edward Newton was an American author, publisher, and avid book collector. He is best known for his book Amenities of Book Collecting which sold over 25,000 copies.
Known for:
- A magnificent farce (1921)
- A Tourist in Spite of Himself (1930)
- Derby Day and Other Adventures (1934)
- The Trollope Society (1934)