Quote of the day
Yet better for one of my nature to have it that way than to have life a peaceful, placid flow of quiet contentment. I must have days of rushing excitement.
James Lane Allen

Born: December 21, 1849
Died: February 18, 1925 (aged 75)
Bio: James Lane Allen was an American novelist and short story writer whose work, including the novel A Kentucky Cardinal, often depicted the culture and dialects of his native Kentucky.
Known for:
- A Kentucky Cardinal (1894)
- The Choir Invisible (1897)
- The Reign of Law (1900)
- The Mettle Of The Pasture (1903)
- Flute And Violin (1891)






