Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
John Prebble
Born: June 23, 1915
Died: January 30, 2001 (aged 85)
Bio: John Edward Curtis Prebble was an English journalist, novelist, documentarian and popular historian. He is best known for his studies of Scottish history.
Known for:
- The Highland Clearances (1963)
- Culloden (1961)
- Glencoe: The Story of the Massacre (1961)
- The Darien Disaster (1968)