Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
William Howitt
Born: December 18, 1792
Died: March 3, 1879 (aged 86)
Bio: William Howitt was a prolific English writer on history and other subjects.
Known for:
- The Rural Life of England (1838)
- Colonization and Christianity (1838)