Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Arthur Morrison
Born: November 1, 1863
Died: December 4, 1945 (aged 82)
Bio: Arthur George Morrison was an English writer and journalist known for his realistic novels and stories about working-class life in London's East End, and for his detective stories, featuring the detective Martin Hewitt.
Known for:
- A Child of the Jago (1896)
- Tales of mean streets (1894)
- Martin Hewitt Investigator (1894)
- The Dorrington Deed-Box (1897)
- The Hole in the Wall (1902)