Quote of the day
Freedom is not worth fighting for if it means no more than license for everyone to get as much as he can for himself.
John Carey
Born: April 5, 1934
Died: December 11, 2025 (aged 91)
Bio: John Carey was a British literary critic, and post-retirement emeritus Merton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford. He was known for his anti-elitist views on high culture, as expounded in several books.
Known for:
- The Faber Book of Science
- Thackeray
- Milton Complete Shorter Poems
- Andrew Marvell: a critical anthology
- Here comes Dickens







