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 Winwood Reade
Born: December 26, 1838
Died: April 24, 1875 (aged 36)
Bio: William Winwood Reade was a British historian, explorer, and philosopher. His two best-known books, The Martyrdom of Man and The Outcast, were included in the Thinker's Library.
Known for:
- The Martyrdom of Man
- Veil of Isis or Mysteries of the Druids (1861)
- Liberty Hall, Oxon (1860)
- The Story of the Ashantee Campaign (1874)