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.
Bruce Bairnsfather
Born: 1887
Died: September 29, 1959 (aged 72)
Bio: Captain Bruce Bairnsfather was a prominent British humorist and cartoonist. His best-known cartoon character is Old Bill.
Known for:
- Fragments from France (1916)
- Bullets & Billets (1916)
- The 2nd Bairnsfather Omnibus