Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Ernest Raymond
Born: December 31, 1888
Died: 1974 (aged 85)
Bio: Ernest Raymond was a British novelist, best known for his first novel, Tell England, set in World War I. His next biggest success was We, The Accused, generally thought to be a reworking of the Crippen case. He wrote over fifty novels.
Known for:
- Tell England (1922)
- We, the Accused (1935)
- Through literature to life (1928)
- The mountain farm (1966)
- Gentle Greaves (1949)