Quote of the day
The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it.
Richard Hough
Born: 1922
Died: 1999 (aged 77)
Bio: Richard Alexander Hough was a British author and historian specializing in maritime history.
Known for:
- Captain Bligh & Mr Christian (1972)
- The Great War at Sea, 1914-1918 (1983)
- Captain James Cook (1994)
- The Potemkin Mutiny (1960)