Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
Albert Bigelow Paine
Born: July 10, 1861
Died: April 9, 1937 (aged 75)
Bio: Albert Bigelow Paine was an American author and biographer best known for his work with Mark Twain. Paine was a member of the Pulitzer Prize Committee and wrote in several genres, including fiction, humor, and verse.
Known for:
- Mark Twain, a Biography (1910)
- Th. Nast: His Period and His Pictures (1904)
- The boys' life of Mark Twain (1915)
- The Tent Dwellers (1908)
- The Hollow Tree and Deep Woods Book (1898)