Quote of the day
I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
Mary Dickens
Born: March 6, 1838
Died: July 23, 1896 (aged 58)
Bio: Mary "Mamie" Dickens was the eldest daughter of the English novelist Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine. She wrote a book of reminiscences about her father, and with her aunt Georgina Hogarth, edited the first collection of his letters.
Known for:
- My Father as I Recall Him (1896)
- A mere cypher (1893)
- Sanctuary