Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Elspeth Huxley

Born: July 23, 1907
Died: January 10, 1997 (aged 89)
Bio: Elspeth Joscelin Huxley was an author, journalist, broadcaster, magistrate, environmentalist, farmer, and government adviser.
Known for:
- The flame trees of Thika (1959)
- The Mottled Lizard (1962)
- Red Strangers (1939)
- Murder on Safari (1938)
- Peter Scott: Painter and Naturalist (1993)