Quote of the day
I wish my deadly foe, no worse
Than want of friends, and empty purse.
John Florio

Born: 1553
Died: 1625 (aged 72)
Bio: John Florio, known in Italian as Giovanni Florio, was a linguist and lexicographer, a royal language tutor at the Court of James I, and a possible friend and influence on William Shakespeare.
Known for:
- A Worlde of Wordes
- Blind Moon Alley: A Jersey Leo Novel
- Second Frutes (1591)
- Sugar Pop Moon: A Jersey Leo Novel