Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Joseph Jacobs
Born: August 29, 1854
Died: January 30, 1916 (aged 61)
Bio: Joseph Jacobs was an Australian folklorist, literary critic, social scientist, historian and writer of English literature who became a notable collector and publisher of English folklore.
Known for:
- English Fairy Tales (1890)
- More Celtic fairy tales (1894)
- More English Fairy Tales (1894)
- Celtic Fairy Tales (1893)
- Indian Fairy Tales (1892)