Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
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)