Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
Theodore Hook
Born: September 22, 1788
Died: August 24, 1841 (aged 52)
Bio: Theodore Edward Hook was an English man of letters and composer and briefly a civil servant in Mauritius. He is best known for his practical jokes, particularly the Berners Street hoax in 1810.
Known for:
- Jack Brag (1837)
- Gilbert Gurney (1836)
- SAYINGS & DOINGS
- Gurney married (1839)