‘Scotland! a queer country that, your honour!’ ‘So it is,’ said I; ‘a queerer country I never saw in all my life.’ ‘And a queer set of people, your honour.’ ‘So they are,’ said I; ‘a queerer set of people than the Scotch you would scarcely see in a summer’s day.’
George Henry Borrow Quotes
Showing all quotesGeorge Henry Borrow (12)
Birth: | 5th July, 1803 |
Death: | 26th July, 1881 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Author |
About
George Henry Borrow was born in East Dereham, Norfolk, England. He was an English author who wrote novels and travelogues based on his experiences traveling around Europe. He studied law, but languages and literature became his main interests. His best known books are The Bible in Spain. He wrote several books include: Lavengro(novel), The Romany Rye(novel),Isopel Berners(novel), Wild Wales, The Zincali, Romano Lavo-Lil, and The Pocket George Borrow.
Related Authors
Advertisement
Today's Anniversary - 19th March
Births
- 1905 - Albert Speer
- 1848 - Wyatt Earp
- 1936 - Ursula Andress
- 1943 - Mario Monti
- 1927 - Richard Nelson Bolles
Deaths
- 1711 - Thomas Ken
- 2008 - Paul Scofield
- 1961 - B. Carroll Reece
- 1960 - Sonya Levien
- 1907 - Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Quote of the day
Popular Topics
Success Quotes
Art Quotes
Being Yourself Quotes
Break Up Quotes
Children Quotes
Computer Quotes
Country Quotes
Environment Quotes
Experience Quotes
Family Quotes
Future Quotes
Goal Quotes
Grief Quotes
Memory Quotes
Racism Quotes
Wise Quotes
Wedding Quotes
Education Quotes
Belief Quotes
Business Quotes
Economy Quotes
Wisdom Quotes
Movies Quotes
Leadership Quotes
Sacrifice Quotes
Christmas Quotes
Dissent Quotes
Justice Quotes
Suffering Quotes
T-shirt Quotes
About Quoteswave
Quoteswave have collection of famous quotes and sayings by popular authors. We have biggest database of famous proverbs and quotes with images. We have categorized all quotes with different topics and tags like love quotes, inspirational, motivational, life, friendship, success, smile, achievement and belief quotes. Everyone love good meaningful quotes so share famous picture quotes with your friends and loved one.
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
Share with your friends