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.
Catherine Sinclair

Born: April 17, 1800
Died: August 6, 1864 (aged 64)
Bio: Catherine Sinclair was a Scottish novelist and a writer of children's literature which departed from the moralising approach common in that period.
Known for:
- Holiday House: A Series of Tales (1839)
- Popish Legends, Or, Bible Truths (1852)
- Cross Purposes: A Novel (1855)