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.
Cornelia Meigs
Born: December 6, 1884
Died: September 10, 1973 (aged 88)
Bio: Cornelia Lynde Meigs was an American writer of fiction and biography for children, teacher of English and writing, historian and critic of children's literature.
Known for:
- Invincible Louisa (1933)
- Swift Rivers (1932)
- The Windy Hill (1921)
- Master Simon's garden (1916)
- The wonderful locomotive