Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
George Whyte-Melville

Born: June 19, 1821
Died: December 5, 1878 (aged 57)
Bio: George John Whyte-Melville was a Scottish novelist of the sporting-field and a poet.
Known for:
- Sarchedon (1871)
- Kate Coventry
- Katerfelto (1857)
- Riding recollections (1875)
- General Bounce (1855)