“Fiction cannot be defended on the ground that it is not true. A novelist's business is not to let the public into the secrets of his own fancy, but to make the public share in the joys and sorrows of his characters.”

About Augustine Birrell

Politician • British

Augustine Birrell was a prominent British Liberal politician, barrister, and man of letters. He served in the cabinet as President of the Board of Education and later as the Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1907 to...