Quote of the day
I wish my deadly foe, no worse
Than want of friends, and empty purse.
Grant Allen
Born: February 24, 1848
Died: October 25, 1899 (aged 51)
Bio: Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen was a Canadian science writer and novelist, and a proponent of the theory of evolution.
Known for:
- The Woman Who Did (1895)
- An African Millionaire (1897)
- Miss Cayley's adventures (1899)
- Hilda Wade (1899)
- The British Barbarians (1895)