Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
John P. Marquand
Born: November 10, 1893
Died: July 16, 1960 (aged 66)
Bio: John Phillips Marquand was an American writer. Originally best known for his Mr. Moto spy stories, he achieved popular success and critical respect for his satirical novels, winning a Pulitzer Prize for The Late George Apley in 1938.
Known for:
- The Late George Apley (1937)
- Wickford Point (1939)
- Women and Thomas Harrow (1958)
- H. M. Pulham, esquire (1941)
- Your Turn, Mr. Moto (1935)