Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Maurice Francis Egan
Born: May 24, 1852
Died: January 15, 1924 (aged 71)
Bio: Maurice Francis Egan was an American writer and diplomat. He was a prolific writer and had a long and successful career as a Catholic journalist, literary critic, and novelist. He was a professor of English at two universities, and served as United States Minister in Copenhagen.
Known for:
- Confessions of a book-lover (1922)
- Everybody's St. Francis (1912)
- The life around us (1885)
- Lectures on English literature (1889)
- Songs and sonnets (1892)