Quote of the day
That cry of the soul to be lifted out of the bondage of the narrow circle of life, which carries up to God the protest and yearning of suffering man, never finds a more sublime expression than where humanity is oppressed and religion is corrupt.
Fannie Ellsworth Newberry

Born: May 7, 1848
Died: 1942 (aged 93)
Bio: Fannie Ellsworth Stone Newberry wrote a long series of books, many of them stories for girls, of which the best seller was The Wrestler of Philippi.
Known for:
- Sara, a Princess (1892)
- The wrestler of Philippi (1896)
- All Aboard (1898)
- Joyce's Investments: A Story for Girls






