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.
Daisy Ashford
Born: April 7, 1881
Died: January 15, 1972 (aged 90)
Bio: Daisy Ashford, full name Margaret Mary Julia Ashford, later Devlin was an English writer who is most famous for writing The Young Visiters, a novella concerning the upper class society of late 19th century England, when she was just nine years old.
Known for:
- The Young Visiters (1919)
- The Hangman's Daughter and Other Stories