Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
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)