Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
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)