Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Owen Seaman
Born: September 18, 1861
Died: February 2, 1936 (aged 74)
Bio: Sir Owen Seaman, 1st Baronet was a British writer, journalist and poet. He is best known as editor of Punch, from 1906 to 1932.
Known for:
- War-time verses (1915)
- In Cap & Bells (1899)
- The Battle of the Bays (1896)
- With Double Pipe (1888)
- Borrowed Plumes (1902)