Quote of the day
Nothing is impossible in this world. Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one's power, because one cannot set his heart on any arduous project due to want of strong will.
Mary Jane Holmes
Born: April 5, 1825
Died: October 6, 1907 (aged 82)
Bio: Mary Jane Holmes was a bestselling and prolific American author who published 39 popular novels, as well as short stories.
Known for:
- The English Orphans (1855)
- 'Lena Rivers (1856)
- Cousin Maude (1900)
- Dora Deane (1858)
- The homestead on the hillside (1856)