Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Ralph Connor
Born: September 13, 1860
Died: October 31, 1937 (aged 77)
Bio: Rev. Dr. Charles William Gordon, or Ralph Connor, was a Canadian novelist, using the Connor pen name while maintaining his status as a Church leader, first in the Presbyterian and later the United churches in Canada. Gordon was also at one time a master at Upper Canada College.
Known for:
- The man from Glengarry (1901)
- The Sky Pilot a Tale of the Foothills (1899)
- The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land (1919)
- Black Rock: A Tale of the Selkirks (1898)