Walter Savage Landor, b. 1775.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, b. 1882.
Angela Margaret Thirkell, b. 1890. Read a short piece on Ms. Thirkell’s book, Private Enterprise or County Chronicle by the same author.
Barbara Tuchman, b. 1912.
Lloyd Alexander, b. 1924.
Dick Cheney, b. 1941.
Don’t-peek-at-the-links trivia questions for today:
What famous children’s song lyrics did Ann Taylor and her sister Jane write?
Who wrote the book A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous Fourteenth Century?
What fictional part of England forms the setting for Angela Thirkell’s 30+ novels?
What is the name of Lloyd Alexander’s Assistant Pig-Keeper?
Who said, “Four years ago, some said the world had grown calm, and many assumed that the United States was invulnerable to danger. That thought might have been comforting; it was also false. Like other generations of Americans, we soon discovered that history had great and unexpected duties in store for us.”?
Who said, “Be sincere; be brief; be seated.”?
Who said, “I warmed both hands before the fire of life; It sinks, and I am ready to depart.”?
Hmm….those are difficult. The only answer I know is that Taran was Lloyd Alexander’s Assistant Pig-Keeper.
Barbara Tuchman wrote A Distant Mirror. Great book.