Quote of the day
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves a number of obscure men who have only remained obscure because their timidity has prevented them from making a first effort.
Bliss Perry

Born: 1860
Died: 1954 (aged 94)
Bio: Bliss Perry, was an American literary critic, writer, editor, and teacher.
Known for:
- Fishing with a worm (1916)
- The American Spirit in Literature (1918)
- Study of prose fiction (1902)
- Emerson today (1931)
- The American Mind (1912)






