Quote of the day
Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.
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)