Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Roy Basler

Born: 1906
Died: 1989 (aged 83)
Bio: Roy Basler was an American historian who rose to prominence in the middle of the 20th century. Basler was most famous for editing the collected works of Abraham Lincoln. He also wrote the introduction to Sam Watkins' "Co Aytch"
Known for:
- The muse and the librarian (1974)
- The Lincoln legend (1935)
- Sex, symbolism, and psychology in literature (1948)