Quote of the day
In all works on Natural History, we constantly find details of the marvellous adaptation of animals to their food, their habits, and the localities in which they are found.
John Timbs

Born: August 17, 1801
Died: March 6, 1875 (aged 73)
Bio: John Timbs was an English author and antiquary. Some of his work was published under the pseudonym of Horace Welby.
Known for:
- English Eccentrics and Eccentricities (1866)
- Things Not Generally Known (1857)
- School-Days Of Eminent Men (1858)
- A century of anecdote from 1760 to 1860 (1860)