Quote of the day
The adoption by Jefferson and the Republicans of the political structure of their opponents is of an importance hardly inferior to that of the adoption of the Constitution by the states.
David Daiches

Born: September 2, 1912
Died: July 15, 2005 (aged 92)
Bio: David Daiches was a Scottish literary historian and literary critic, scholar and writer. He wrote extensively on English literature, Scottish literature and Scottish culture.
Known for:
- A Critical History of English Literature (1979)
- Critical approaches to literature (1956)
- Two Worlds: An Edinburgh Jewish Childhood (1956)
- God and the poets (1984)
- Let's Collect Scotch Whisky (1981)






