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.
Dorothy Hartley

Born: October 4, 1893
Died: October 22, 1985 (aged 92)
Bio: Dorothy Rosaman Hartley was an English social historian, illustrator, and author. Daughter of a clergyman, she studied art, which she later taught. Her interest in history led her into writing.
Known for:
- Food in England (1954)
- Medieval costume and how to recreate it
- Lost World: England 1933-1936
- The countryman's England (1935)
- Medieval Costume and How to Make It