Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
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)