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.
J. L. Carr
Born: May 20, 1912
Died: February 26, 1994 (aged 81)
Bio: Joseph Lloyd Carr, who called himself "Jim" or even "James", was an English novelist, publisher, teacher, and eccentric.
Known for:
- A Month in the Country (1980)
- The Battle of Pollocks Crossing (1985)
- A Day in Summer (1963)
- What Hetty Did (1988)