Quote of the day
Nothing is impossible in this world. Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one's power, because one cannot set his heart on any arduous project due to want of strong will.
George Saintsbury
Born: October 23, 1845
Died: January 28, 1933 (aged 87)
Bio: George Edward Bateman Saintsbury was an English writer, literary historian, scholar, critic and wine connoisseur.
Known for:
- Notes on a Cellar-book (1920)
- A History of English Prose Rhythm (1912)
- A History of Elizabethan Literature (1887)
- The English Novel (1913)
- A short history of French literature (1878)
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