Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
William Muir
Born: April 27, 1819
Died: July 11, 1905 (aged 86)
Bio: Sir William Muir, KCSI was a Scottish Orientalist, scholar of Islam, and colonial administrator.
Known for:
- The Caliphate: Its Rise, Decline, and Fall (1891)
- The life of Mahomet (1861)
- The Coran
- Mameluke or Slave Dynasty of Egypt (1896)