Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
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