Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Arthur Quiller-Couch
Born: November 21, 1863
Died: May 12, 1944 (aged 80)
Bio: Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch was a Cornish writer who published using the pseudonym Q. Although a prolific novelist, he is remembered mainly for the monumental publication The Oxford Book Of English Verse 1250 1900 and for his literary criticism.
Known for:
- The Oxford Book of English Verse (1900)
- Dead Man's Rock (1887)
- The Astonishing History of Troy Town (1888)
- Castle Dor
- The Ship of Stars (1899)