Quote of the day
From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives for ever,
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea.
Robert Smythe Hichens

Born: November 14, 1864
Died: July 20, 1950 (aged 85)
Bio: Robert Hichens was an English journalist, novelist, music lyricist, short story writer, music critic and collaborated on successful plays. He is best remembered as a satirist of the "Naughty Nineties".
Known for:
- The Green Carnation (1894)
- The Spell of Egypt (1908)
- The Garden of Allah (1904)
- The Way of Ambition (1913)
- Tongues of conscience (1900)







