Quote of the day
That liberty is a great thing we may know from our own feelings, and we may likewise judge so from the conduct of the white-people, in the late war.
Laurie Lee
Born: June 26, 1914
Died: May 13, 1997 (aged 82)
Bio: Laurence Edward Alan "Laurie" Lee was an English poet, novelist and screenwriter, who was brought up in the village of Slad and went to the Central Boys' School, Stroud, Gloucestershire.
Known for:
- Cider with Rosie (1959)
- As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (1969)
- A Moment of War (1991)
- Rose for winter (1955)
- I Can't Stay Long (1975)