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.
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