We are often jealous of our little secrets, though to another ear they generally convey neither profit nor entertainment.
Eden Phillpotts Quotes
The people sensible enough to give good advice are usually sensible enough to give none.
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| Birth: | 4th November, 1862 |
| Death: | 29th December, 1960 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Novelist, Playwright, Poet |
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Eden Phillpotts was born in Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India. He was an English poet, novelist, and playwright. He co-wrote two plays with his daughter Adelaide Phillpotts, The Farmer's Wife and Yellow Sands ; but is best known as the author of many novels, plays and poems about Dartmoor. He also wrote a number of other mystery novels, both under his own name and the pseudonym Harrington Hext. Titles include: The Thing at Their Heels, The Red Redmaynes, The Monster, The Clue from the Stars, and The Captain's Curio.
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