Quote of the day
This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.
Gavin Maxwell

Born: July 15, 1914
Died: September 7, 1969 (aged 55)
Bio: Gavin Maxwell FRSL, FIAL, FZS, FRGS was a Scottish naturalist and author, best known for his nonfiction writing and his work with otters. He wrote the book Ring of Bright Water about how he brought an otter back from Iraq and raised it in Scotland.
Known for:
- Ring of Bright Water (1960)
- Harpoon at a Venture (1952)
- Raven seek thy brother (1968)
- The House of Elrig (1965)
- A reed shaken by the wind (1957)