Quote of the day
Ah! what avail the largest gifts of Heaven,
When drooping health and spirits go amiss?
How tasteless then whatever can be given!
Health is the vital principle of bliss,
And exercise, of health.
Lady Hester Stanhope

Born: 1776
Died: 1839 (aged 63)
Bio: Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope was a British socialite, adventurer and traveler. Her archaeological expedition to Ashkelon in 1815 is considered the first modern excavation in the history of Holy Land archeology.
Known for:
- Travels of Lady Hester Stanhope
- Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope