Quote of the day
He had that nameless charm, with a strong magnetism which can only be called "It", and cats – as well as women – always knew when he came into the room.
Mary Ellen Chase

Born: February 24, 1887
Died: July 28, 1973 (aged 86)
Bio: Mary Ellen Chase was an American educator, teacher, scholar, and author. She is regarded as one of the most important regional literary figures of the early twentieth century.
Known for:
- Silas Crockett (1935)
- Windswept (1941)
- The lovely ambition (1960)
- The Girl From The Big Horn Country (1916)
- A journey to Boston (1965)