Quote of the day
At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged.
Mary Wesley

Born: June 24, 1912
Died: December 30, 2002 (aged 90)
Bio: Mary Wesley was an English novelist. During her career, she was one of Britain's most successful novelists, selling three million copies of her books, including 10 bestsellers in the last 20 years of her life.
Known for:
- The Camomile Lawn (1984)
- Jumping the Queue (1983)
- A Sensible Life (1990)
- Harnessing Peacocks (1985)
- Part of the Furniture (1997)