Quote of the day
Everyone confesses in the abstract that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us all; but practically most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
Augusta Jane Evans

Born: May 8, 1835
Died: May 9, 1909 (aged 74)
Bio: Augusta Jane Wilson, or Augusta Evans Wilson, was an American author of Southern literature.
Known for:
- St. Elmo (1866)
- Inez: A Tale of the Alamo (1836)
- Beulah (1860)
- Macaria, or, Altars of sacrifice (1864)
- At the Mercy of Tiberius






