Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Francis Marion Crawford

Born: August 2, 1854
Died: April 9, 1909 (aged 54)
Bio: Francis Marion Crawford was an American writer noted for his many novels, especially those set in Italy, and for his classic weird and fantastic stories.
Known for:
- The upper berth (1894)
- The Witch of Prague (1885)
- For the Blood is the Life
- Don Orsino (1891)
- Ave Roma immortalis (1898)