Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Vernon Bartlett

Born: April 30, 1894
Died: January 18, 1983 (aged 88)
Bio: Charles Vernon Oldfield Bartlett was an English journalist, politician and author.
Known for:
- Struggle for Africa (1953)
- Mud and khaki (1917)
- Intermission in Europe (1938)
- The past of pastimes (1969)
- Tuscan Harvest (1971)