Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Ian Hay
Born: April 17, 1876
Died: September 22, 1952 (aged 76)
Bio: Major General John Hay Beith was a British schoolmaster and soldier, but he is best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay.
Known for:
- The first hundred thousand (1915)
- The lighter side of school life (1914)
- Happy-go-lucky (1913)
- The Willing Horse: A Novel (1900)
- Getting together (1917)