Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Charles Dudley Warner
Born: September 12, 1829
Died: October 20, 1900 (aged 71)
Bio: Charles Dudley Warner was an American essayist, novelist, and friend of Mark Twain, with whom he co-authored the novel The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today.
Known for:
- The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873)
- My Summer in a Garden (1870)
- In the Wilderness (1878)
- Baddeck, And That Sort of Thing (1874)