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Minna Thomas Antrim (October 13, 1861, Philadelphia – 1950) was an American writer. She is famous for the quote "Experience is a great teacher, but she sends in terrific bills."〔''Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions'' (1901), p. 99.〕 Born in Philadelphia, the daughter of William Preston Thomas and Lauretta Robbins,〔 Minna Thomas was educated at St. Mary's Hall in Burlington, New Jersey and in 1878 was married to Mr. W. H. Antrim (an editor) in Philadelphia.〔 She was well known for her collection of toasts (1902) as well as for her books for children like ''Don'ts for Girls'' and ''Don'ts for Boys''.〔(Who's who in Pennsylvania: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries ), L.R. Hamersly & Co., 1908, 2nd edition, pp. 14–15.〕 ==Works== *(Dont's for Girls: A Manual of Mistakes ), 1902 *Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions, 1901 *The Wisdom of the Foolish & the Folly of the Wise, 1903 *Phases Mazes and Crazes of Love, 1904 *Mimic's Calendar, 1904 *At the sign of the golden calf, 1905 *Knocks Witty Wise "and"___________, 1905 *Sweethearts and Beaux, 1905 *Don'ts for Bachelors and Old Maids, 1908 *Jester Life and his Marionettes, 1908 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Minna Antrim」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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