Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Frances Brooke

Born: January 12, 1724
Died: January 23, 1789 (aged 65)
Bio: Frances Brooke was an English novelist, essayist, playwright and translator.
Known for:
- The History of Emily Montague (1769)
- The excursion (1777)
- The History of Lady Julia Mandeville (1763)
- Manners: A Novel