Quote of the day
A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it.
William Wetmore Story
Born: February 12, 1819
Died: October 7, 1895 (aged 76)
Bio: William Wetmore Story was an American sculptor, art critic, poet, and editor.
Known for:
- A treatise on the law of contracts (1856)
- Roba di Roma (1875)
- Conversations in a studio
- A Roman Lawyer In Jerusalem (1870)
- Fiammetta (1886)