Quote of the day
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves a number of obscure men who have only remained obscure because their timidity has prevented them from making a first effort.
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)







