Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Amanda McKittrick Ros

Born: December 8, 1860
Died: February 2, 1939 (aged 78)
Bio: Anna Margaret Ross, known by her pen-name Amanda McKittrick Ros, was an Irish writer. She published her first novel Irene Iddesleigh at her own expense in 1897. She wrote poetry and a number of novels.
Known for:
- Irene Iddesleigh (1897)
- Delina Delaney (1898)
- Fumes of Formation (1933)
- Poems of Puncture (1912)
- Helen Huddleson