Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Sarah Fielding

Born: November 8, 1710
Died: April 9, 1768 (aged 57)
Bio: Sarah Fielding was an English author and sister of the novelist Henry Fielding. She wrote The Governess, or The Little Female Academy, the first novel in English aimed specifically at children.
Known for:
- The adventures of David Simple (1744)
- The Governess, or The Little Female Academy (1749)
- The Cry (1754)
- The history of Ophelia (1760)
- Lives of Cleopatra and Octavia (1757)