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).
Kate Greenaway
Born: March 17, 1846
Died: November 6, 1901 (aged 55)
Bio: Catherine "Kate" Greenaway was an English children's book illustrator and writer. Her drawings gave rise to a fashion in young children's clothing in the 1880s and 1890s.
Known for:
- Under the Window (1878)
- Language of flowers (1884)
- Marigold Garden
- A apple pie (1886)
- Mother Goose, Or, The Old Nursery Rhymes (1881)