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.
May Agnes Fleming

Born: November 15, 1840
Died: March 24, 1880 (aged 39)
Bio: May Agnes Fleming was a Canadian novelist. She was "one of the first Canadians to pursue a highly successful career as a writer of popular fiction."
Known for:
- A Terrible Secret (1874)
- The Midnight Queen (1876)
- A mad marriage (1875)
- Sir Noel's Heir: A Novel