Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Gilbert Parker
Born: November 23, 1862
Died: September 6, 1932 (aged 69)
Bio: Sir Horatio Gilbert George Parker, 1st Baronet known as Gilbert Parker, Canadian novelist and British politician, was born at Camden East, Addington, Ontario, the son of Captain J. Parker, R.A.
Known for:
- The Seats of the Mighty (1896)
- The Battle of the Strong (1898)
- Northern Lights (1909)
- A lover's diary (1894)