Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Amelia Opie

Born: November 12, 1769
Died: December 2, 1853 (aged 84)
Bio: Amelia Opie, née Alderson, was an English author who published numerous novels in the Romantic Period of the early 19th century, through 1828. Opie was also a leading abolitionist in Norwich, England.
Known for:
- Adeline Mowbray
- The father and daughter (1801)
- The Warrior's Return And Other Poems (1808)
- Detraction displayed (1828)
- Simple tales (1806)