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.
William Sansom

Born: January 18, 1912
Died: April 20, 1976 (aged 64)
Bio: William Norman Trevor Sansom was a British novelist, travel and short story writer known for his highly descriptive prose style.
Known for:
- The Stories of William Sansom (1963)
- The face of innocence (1951)
- Various Temptations
- The Body (1949)
- The Blitz: Westminster at War (1947)