George Payne Rainsford James Professions : Novelist Born : August 9, 1799 Died : June 9, 1860 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by George Payne Rainsford James I envy them, those monks of old; Their books they read, and their beads they told. George Payne Rainsford James envy monk book Similar Authors Adam Johnson novelist Ivan Goncharov novelist Binnie Kirshenbaum novelist Bruce Jay Friedman novelist Buchi Emecheta novelist Bryce Courtenay novelist All Authors