Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Robert Byron

Born: February 26, 1905
Died: February 24, 1941 (aged 35)
Bio: Robert Byron was a British travel writer, best known for his travelogue The Road to Oxiana. He was also a noted writer, art critic and historian.
Known for:
- The Road to Oxiana (1937)
- The Byzantine achievement (1929)
- First Russia, Then Tibet
- Europe in the looking-glass
- The Station Athos: Treasures and Men (1928)