Quote of the day
It is by going down into the abyss
that we recover the treasures of life.
Where you stumble,
there lies your treasure.
Annie S. Swan
Born: July 8, 1859
Died: June 17, 1943 (aged 83)
Bio: Annie Shepherd Swan was a Scottish journalist, novelist and story writer. She used her maiden name for most of her literary career, but also wrote as David Lyall and later Mrs Burnett Smith.
Known for:
- Thankful rest (1885)
- The Guinea Stamp - A Tale of Modern Glasgow (1892)
- The gates of Eden (1887)







