Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Nicholas A. Basbanes
Born: May 25, 1943 (age 82)
Bio: Nicholas Andrew Basbanes is an American author who writes and lectures widely about books and book culture.
Known for:
- A Gentle Madness (1995)
- World of letters (2003)
- Among the gently mad (2002)
- Every Book Its Reader (2005)