Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Axel Munthe

Born: October 31, 1857
Died: February 11, 1949 (aged 91)
Bio: Axel Martin Fredrik Munthe was a Swedish-born physician and psychiatrist, best known as the author of The Story of San Michele, an autobiographical account of his life and work.
Known for:
- The Story of San Michele (1929)
- Memories and Vagaries (1898)
- Letters from a Mourning City: (Naples. Autumn, 1884)
- RED CROSS & IRON CROSS