Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Elizabeth von Arnim
Born: August 31, 1866
Died: February 9, 1941 (aged 74)
Bio: Elizabeth von Arnim, born Mary Annette Beauchamp, was an Australian-born British novelist. By marriage she became Gräfin von Arnim-Schlagenthin, and by a second marriage, Countess Russell.
Known for:
- The Enchanted April
- Elizabeth and Her German Garden (1898)
- The solitary summer
- The benefactress
- Princess Priscilla's Fortnight