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E.F. Benson, As He Was
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208 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1988
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September 29, 2021
This is the first full-length biography of Fred Benson (having known him only as E F Benson all my life, I find it difficult to attribute Fred to him) and it is a most revealing one.
It begins with his family background, and that was quite bizarre, especially consideing that his Dad was Archbishop of Canterbury, and covers his upbringing, also a little odd, his student days, when he was his own man and kept very much to himself, through to his successful writing career and his later friendships, which have to be read about to be fully understood!
Very well researched and emminently readable, there is also a definitive chapter of his works at the end with salient publishing dates, a most useful addition.
All in all a most enjoyable read.
It begins with his family background, and that was quite bizarre, especially consideing that his Dad was Archbishop of Canterbury, and covers his upbringing, also a little odd, his student days, when he was his own man and kept very much to himself, through to his successful writing career and his later friendships, which have to be read about to be fully understood!
Very well researched and emminently readable, there is also a definitive chapter of his works at the end with salient publishing dates, a most useful addition.
All in all a most enjoyable read.
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