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.
Eugène-Melchior de Vogüé
Born: February 25, 1848
Died: March 29, 1910 (aged 62)
Bio: Marie-Eugène-Melchior, vicomte de Vogüé was a French diplomat, Orientalist, travel writer, archaeologist, philanthropist and literary critic.