Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Hubert Butler

Born: October 2, 1900
Died: January 5, 1991 (aged 90)
Bio: Hubert Marshal Butler was an Irish essayist who wrote on a wide range of topics, from local history and archaeology to the political and religious affairs of eastern Europe before and during World War II.
Known for:
- The children of Drancy (1988)
- The Eggman and the Fairies
- Grandmother and Wolfe Tone (1990)
- The Invader Wore Slippers: European Essays