Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Francis Kilvert
Born: December 3, 1840
Died: September 23, 1879 (aged 38)
Bio: Robert Francis Kilvert, always known as Francis, or Frank, was an English clergyman remembered for his diaries reflecting rural life in the 1870s, which were published over fifty years after his death.
Known for:
- Kilvert's diary 1870-1879
- A Wiltshire Diary
- Diary of Francis Kilvert, June-July 1870
- Ardizzone's Kilvert