Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Ronald Firbank
Born: January 17, 1886
Died: May 21, 1926 (aged 40)
Bio: Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank was an innovative British novelist.
Known for:
- The Flower Beneath the Foot (1923)
- Valmouth (1919)
- Vainglory (1915)
- Five Novels
- Sorrow in sunlight (1924)