Quote of the day
My husband is exceedingly busy. For some time the talk of his going had been slack, but just now again there seems to be a move to get him sent to the front!
Henry Newbolt
Born: June 6, 1862
Died: April 19, 1938 (aged 75)
Bio: Sir Henry John Newbolt was an English poet, novelist and historian. He also had a very powerful role as a government adviser, particularly on Irish issues and with regard to the study of English in England.
Known for:
- Aladore (1914)
- Collected Poems 1897 - 1907 (1910)
- Poems: New and Old (1912)
- The Book of the Blue Sea (1914)