Quote by: Hope Mirrlees

The cattle crouched round them in soft shadowy clumps, placidly munching, and dreaming with wide-open eyes. The narrow zone of colour created by the firelight was like the planet Earth - a little freak of brightness in a universe of impenetrable shadows


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Author Bio


  • NameHope Mirrlees
  • DescriptionBritish translator, poet and novelist
  • Born1887
  • Died1978
  • ProfessionNovelist