Quote of the day
Nothing is impossible in this world. Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one's power, because one cannot set his heart on any arduous project due to want of strong will.
R. D. Blackmore
Born: June 7, 1825
Died: January 20, 1900 (aged 74)
Bio: Richard Doddridge Blackmore, known as R. D. Blackmore, was one of the most famous English novelists of the second half of the nineteenth century.
Known for:
- Lorna Doone (1869)
- The Maid of Sker (1872)
- Clara Vaughan (1864)
- Erema (1877)
- Mary Anerley (1880)