Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Alice Dalgliesh
Born: October 7, 1893
Died: June 11, 1979 (aged 85)
Bio: Alice Dalgliesh was a naturalized American author and publisher who wrote more than 40 fiction and non-fiction books, mainly for children. She has been called "a pioneer in the field of children's historical fiction".
Known for:
- The Courage of Sarah Noble (1954)
- The Bears on Hemlock Mountain (1952)
- The Thanksgiving Story (1954)
- The Fourth of July story (1956)
- The Silver Pencil (1944)