Harry Plunket Greene (June 24, 1865 in Dublin – August 19, 1936 in London) was an Irish baritone singer who was most famous in the formal concert and oratorio repertoire. He made a great contribution to British musical life also by writing and lecturing upon his art, and in the field of competitions and examinations. He also wrote a classic book in the fly-fishing genre.
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“Comes from a fine family. So she tells me. Brother’s a priest, all that. But, you know, death, disaster, unfortunate investments. One day she’s a little princess, up on the hill. Next, she’s down there, working the bars for the best she can.”
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“Success is more dangerous than failure, the ripples break over a wider coastline.”
—Graham Greene (1904–1991)