Quote of the day
The all-seeing eye of God beheld our deplorable state; infinite pity touched the heart of the Father of mercies; and infinite wisdom laid the plan of our recovery.
Leon Edel

Born: September 9, 1907
Died: September 5, 1997 (aged 89)
Bio: Joseph Leon Edel was a North American literary critic and biographer. He was the elder brother of North American philosopher Abraham Edel.
Known for:
- Henry James: A Life (1962)
- Writing Lives: Principia Biographica (1984)
- Henry James (1931)
- A bibliography of Henry James (1957)
- The visitable past






