Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
James Anthony Froude
Born: April 23, 1818
Died: October 20, 1894 (aged 76)
Bio: James Anthony Froude was an English historian, novelist, biographer, and editor of Fraser's Magazine.
Known for:
- The Nemesis of Faith (1849)
- Oceana, or, England and her colonies (1886)
- Short studies on great subjects (1864)
- Life and letters of Erasmus (1894)
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