Quote of the day
At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great literary monument of the English language.
Janet Flanner
Born: March 13, 1892
Died: November 7, 1978 (aged 86)
Bio: Janet Flanner was an American writer and journalist who served as the Paris correspondent of The New Yorker magazine from 1925 until she retired in 1975. She wrote under the pen name "Genêt".
Known for:
- Paris was yesterday (1972)
- Paris Journal, 1944-1965 (1965)
- Janet Flanner's world
- Darlinghissima
- Men and monuments (1957)