Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Hall Caine
Born: May 14, 1853
Died: August 31, 1931 (aged 78)
Bio: Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine usually known as Hall Caine, was a British author. He is best known as a novelist and playwright of the late Victorian and the Edwardian eras.
Known for:
- The Manxman (1894)
- The Eternal City (1901)
- The Bondman (1890)
- The Deemster (1887)
- The Shadow of a Crime (1885)