Quote of the day
Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them.
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)