Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Madame de La Fayette
Born: March 18, 1634
Died: May 25, 1693 (aged 59)
Bio: Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne, comtesse de La Fayette, better known as Madame de La Fayette, was a French writer, the author of La Princesse de Clèves, France's first historical novel and one of the earliest novels in literature.
Known for:
- The Princess of Montpensier
- The Beautiful Person
- The Letter