All the learnin’ my father paid for was a bit o’ birch at on… All the learnin’ my father paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and an alphabet at the other. — George Eliot Tags: #Father, #Paid, #Alphabet, #GeorgeEliot, #British, #AuthorMini who’s who: George Eliot : British Author Born: November 22, 1819...