British historian (1831-1923).
Born October 18th, 1831 in London.
Died January 14th, 1923 at 91 years old
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel