Robert Smith Surtees — English Novelist died on December 30, 1864

Robert Smith Surtees was an English editor, novelist and sporting writer, widely known as R. S. Surtees. He was the second son of Anthony Surtees of Hamsterley Hall, a member of an old County Durham family... (wikipedia)

The only infallible rule we know is, that the man who is always talking about being a gentleman never is one.
More people are flattered into virtue than bullied out of vice.
Better be killed than frightened to death.