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.
Margaret Sidney
Born: June 22, 1844
Died: August 2, 1924 (aged 80)
Bio: Margaret Sidney was the pseudonym of American writer Harriett Mulford Stone Lothrop. In addition to writing popular children's stories, she ran her husband Daniel Lothrop's publishing company after his death.
Known for:
- Five little Peppers and how they grew (1881)
- Five Little Peppers Midway (1890)
- Five Little Peppers Grown Up (1892)
- Five Little Peppers Abroad (1902)
- Phronsie Pepper (1897)