- Eleanor Farjeon was born on February 13, 1881 in London, England, UK. Eleanor was a writer, known for Horns (2013), House (2004) and The Two Bouquets (1953). Eleanor died on June 5, 1965 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.
- Wrote the words to the hymn "Morning Has Broken"
- Daughter of B.L. Farjeon, sister of composer Harry Farjeon and writers Joseph Jefferson Farjeon and Herbert Farjeon, and maternal granddaughter of stage actor John Jefferson.
- In Fleet Street, in Fleet Street, the People are so fleet / They barely touch the cobble-stones with their nimble feet!
- King's Cross! What shall we do? / His Purple Robe is rent in two!
- It's no use crying over spilt evils. It's better to mop them up laughing.
- I have always tried to use what little talent I had to the full.
- Water, Loo! Water, Loo! fetch me some water! There isn't a drop for a mile and a quarter! / The ground is so hard and the ground is so dry I'm frightened my little red rose-bush will die.
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