Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
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