Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Dervla Murphy
Born: November 28, 1931
Died: May 22, 2022 (aged 90)
Bio: Dervla Murphy was an Irish touring cyclist and author of adventure travel books, writing for more than 50 years.
Known for:
- Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle (1965)
- Wheels Within Wheels (1979)
- A place apart (1978)
- The Ukimwi Road (1993)
- In Ethiopia with a Mule (1968)