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Harriet Martineau (1802)

Tuesday, June 12th, 2012 | Quotes

A chronically ill woman who lost her hearing in childhood, Martineau nevertheless went on to become a prolific and enormously popular English author. The sister of a minister, she first published articles on religious subjects, but it was her series of books on economics written for the layman that brought her renown. After a visit [...]

Deep thoughts-Rare

Thursday, May 17th, 2012 | Famous, Quotes

Readers are plentiful, thinkers are rare.- Harriet Martineau