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.
Elizabeth Bisland
Born: February 11, 1861
Died: January 6, 1929 (aged 67)
Bio: Elizabeth Bisland Wetmore was an American journalist and author, perhaps best known for her 1889 1890 race around the world against Nellie Bly, which drew worldwide attention.
Known for:
- The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn
- The secret life (1906)
- Japanese Letters of Lafcadio Hearn
- At the sign of the hobby horse (1910)