Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
John Gibson Lockhart
Born: July 14, 1794
Died: November 25, 1854 (aged 60)
Bio: John Gibson Lockhart was a Scottish writer and editor.
Known for:
- The History of Napoleon Buonaparte (1832)
- Memoirs of the life of Sir Walter Scott (1835)
- Ancient Spanish ballads
- Reginald Dalton (1823)