Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Hulbert Footner

Born: 1879
Died: 1944 (aged 65)
Bio: Hulbert Footner was a Canadian writer of non-fiction and detective fiction.
Known for:
- The almost perfect murder (1933)
- Rivers of the Eastern Shore (1944)
- The Deaves affair (1922)
- Thieves' wit (1918)
- The Fur Bringers (1917)