Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Lucas Malet
Born: June 4, 1852
Died: October 27, 1931 (aged 79)
Bio: Lucas Malet was the pseudonym of Mary St Leger Kingsley, a Victorian novelist. Of her novels, The Wages of Sin and The History of Sir Richard Calmady were especially popular.
Known for:
- The history of Sir Richard Calmady (1901)
- The Far Horizon (1906)
- The Gateless Barrier (1900)
- Deadham Hard (1919)
- The Wages of Sin (1890)