Basil Netherby

by A.C. Benson

Includes two short novels: "Basil Netherby" and "The Uttermost Farthing".

Genres: Fiction

Paperback

Published February 15, 2017

About the author

Arthur Christopher Benson was an English essayist, poet, author and academic and the 28th Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge.

Benson was born on 24 April 1862 at Wellington College, Berkshire. He was one of six children of Edward White Benson (1829-1896; Archbishop of Canterbury 1882–96; the first headmaster of the college) and his wife Mary Sidgwick Benson, sister of the philosopher Henry Sidgwick.

Benson was born into a literary family; his brothers included E.F. Benson, best remembered for his Mapp and Lucia novels, and Robert Hugh Benson, a priest of the Church of England before converting to Roman Catholicism, who wrote many popular novels. Their sister, Margaret Benson, was an artist, author, and amateur Egyptologist.

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of two novella-length tales of the supernatural: Basil Netherby, and The Uttermost Farthing. Both are set in old manor houses in the remote English countryside. Slow build up, with a creeping sense of dread that leads to a ghostly reveal.

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Stars rounded up to 4 Stars.

Basil Netherby - 3.75 Stars
The Uttermost Farthing - 3.25 Stars

[Mortisha Cassavetes · Rating 5 out of 5]

When a man travels to check up on his friend, Basil Netherby, he finds his friend in bliss living where he is now, but things aren't all what they seem! Chilling Tale that I Highly Recommend!

[Punk Pup · Rating 3 out of 5]

A story about a house that is possessed by something evil and feverish. Making people in it create music that would corrupt people's minds among other things and become possessed by the houses entity 😌

[Ruth · Rating 1 out of 5]

I usually love these wonderful, old gothic tales. Somehow this one seemed a little boring.

[Captain Jack · Rating 5 out of 5]

Based on this alone, I think I much prefer AC Benson's style of writing ghost stories to that of his more famous brother, EF Benson.

[H. F. Greenwood · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25 stars