Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
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)