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.
Anna Leonowens
Born: November 5, 1831
Died: January 19, 1915 (aged 83)
Bio: Anna Harriette Leonowens was an Anglo-Indian or Indian-born British travel writer, educator and social activist.
Known for:
- The English Governess at the Siamese Court (1870)
- The romance of the harem (1872)
- Siamese Harem Life
- Life and travel in India (1884)
- Our Asiatic cousins (1889)