Quote of the day
Language is legislation, speech is its code. We do not see the power which is in speech because we forget that all speech is a classification, and that all classifications are oppressive.
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






