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.
Humphrey Carpenter

Born: April 29, 1946
Died: January 4, 2005 (aged 58)
Bio: Humphrey William Bouverie Carpenter was an English biographer, writer, and radio broadcaster.
Known for:
- J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography (1977)
- The Inklings (1978)
- W.H. Auden, a biography (1981)