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.
Shane Leslie

Born: September 24, 1885
Died: August 14, 1971 (aged 85)
Bio: Sir John Randolph Leslie, 3rd Baronet, commonly known as Shane Leslie, was an Irish-born diplomat and writer. He was a first cousin of Sir Winston Churchill, the British war time Prime Minister.
Known for:
- The end of a chapter (1916)
- Anthology of Catholic Poets (1925)
- Studies in sublime failure (1932)
- Salutation to five (1951)
- Henry Edward Manning (1921)