Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic) 1867-1940
Overview
| Works: | 672 works in 3,411 publications in 4 languages and 35,780 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Biography Records and correspondence Short stories Humorous fiction Drama Historical fiction Domestic fiction Film adaptations History |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Author of introduction, Conceptor, Composer, Author of screenplay |
| Classifications: | PR6003.E66, 823.912 |
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Most widely held works about
E. F Benson
- Final edition by E. F Benson( Book )
- The life of E.F. Benson by Brian Masters( Book )
- Our family affairs, 1867-1896 by E. F Benson( Book )
- The heirs of Jane Austen : twentieth-century writers of the comedy of manners by Rachel R Mather( Book )
- E.F. Benson, as he was by Geoffrey Palmer( Book )
- Dead of night by Alberto Cavalcanti( Visual )
- E.F. Benson : Mr Benson remembered in Rye and the world of Tilling by Cynthia Reavell( Book )
- E.F. Benson : remembered, and the world of Tilling by Cynthia Reavell( Book )
- The Dodo : the E.F. Benson Society journal( )
- The Life of E.F. Benson by Brian Masters( Recording )
- E.F. Benson by Brian Masters( Book )
- As we were : a Victorian peep show by E. F Benson( Book )
- Villarities: a winter souvenir( Book )
- The Lucia novels : E.F. Benson's comic reflections on English social change by Winifred Collins Brister( )
- Speak low : towards a theory of the non-discourse of male homosexuality in Wilde, Proust and beyond by Mark David Guenette( )
- Festivities, masquerades and epiphanies : the comic world of E.F. Benson by Anne S Staveley( Book )
- Historical vignettes by David Newsome( Book )
- Newsletter( )
- Sea mist by E. F Benson( Book )
- E.F. Benson & his famliy and friends by Gwen Watkins( Book )
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Most widely held works by
E. F Benson
Mapp and Lucia by
E. F Benson(
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66 editions published between 1931 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 1,262 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Now a widow, Lucia moves to the village of Tilling where she meets a rival for her social dominance, the clever Miss Mapp
66 editions published between 1931 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 1,262 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Now a widow, Lucia moves to the village of Tilling where she meets a rival for her social dominance, the clever Miss Mapp
Make way for Lucia by
E. F Benson(
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18 editions published between 1948 and 1999 in English and held by 1,117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ford's Theatre, John Little, manager, The Theatre Guild presents "Make Way for Lucia," by John Van Druten (based on novels by E.F. Benson), scenery and costumes by Lucinda Ballard, with Isabel Jeans, Cyril Ritchard, Catherine Willard, Viola Roache, Philip Tongue, Ivan Simpson, directed by Mr. Van Druten, producers, Theresa Helburn and Lawrence Langner
18 editions published between 1948 and 1999 in English and held by 1,117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ford's Theatre, John Little, manager, The Theatre Guild presents "Make Way for Lucia," by John Van Druten (based on novels by E.F. Benson), scenery and costumes by Lucinda Ballard, with Isabel Jeans, Cyril Ritchard, Catherine Willard, Viola Roache, Philip Tongue, Ivan Simpson, directed by Mr. Van Druten, producers, Theresa Helburn and Lawrence Langner
As we were : a Victorian peep show by
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56 editions published between 1930 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,019 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this anecdotal book, Benson affords his sly observations on the great and the not-so-good. Prince Albert, Blume Jones, Queen Victoria and Edward VII, as well as Gladstone, Gosse, the Pre-Raphaelites, Ruskin, Swinburne, Whistler and Wilde are all subjects of his wit
56 editions published between 1930 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,019 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this anecdotal book, Benson affords his sly observations on the great and the not-so-good. Prince Albert, Blume Jones, Queen Victoria and Edward VII, as well as Gladstone, Gosse, the Pre-Raphaelites, Ruskin, Swinburne, Whistler and Wilde are all subjects of his wit
Queen Victoria by
E. F Benson(
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34 editions published between 1935 and 1992 in English and Undetermined and held by 946 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Book on Queen Victoria
34 editions published between 1935 and 1992 in English and Undetermined and held by 946 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Book on Queen Victoria
Queen Lucia : a novel by
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76 editions published between 1920 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 930 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lucia and her husband Georgia insert little Italian phrases into all of their conversations in the small village of Riseholme, but they live in perpetual dread of meeting a genuine Italian who might expose their pretensions
76 editions published between 1920 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 930 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lucia and her husband Georgia insert little Italian phrases into all of their conversations in the small village of Riseholme, but they live in perpetual dread of meeting a genuine Italian who might expose their pretensions
Charlotte Brontë by
E. F Benson(
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41 editions published between 1932 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 908 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
41 editions published between 1932 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 908 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Trouble for Lucia by
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42 editions published between 1939 and 2017 in English and held by 707 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Now Mayor of Tilling - and married to Georgie Pillson - Lucia is charged with selecting a woman to be her Mayoress. In the name of holding one's friends close and one's enemies even closer, she opts for her rival Elizabeth Mapp-Flint, hoping to keep her muzzled by gratitude. Meanwhile, she is kept busy with local politics, swooping through the village on her bicycle (whilst repeatedly failing to engage the brakes), and attending a seance where the spirit of Blue Birdie - a budgerigar who met an untimely and undignified demise after being accidentally sat upon and squashed flat - makes an appearance
42 editions published between 1939 and 2017 in English and held by 707 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Now Mayor of Tilling - and married to Georgie Pillson - Lucia is charged with selecting a woman to be her Mayoress. In the name of holding one's friends close and one's enemies even closer, she opts for her rival Elizabeth Mapp-Flint, hoping to keep her muzzled by gratitude. Meanwhile, she is kept busy with local politics, swooping through the village on her bicycle (whilst repeatedly failing to engage the brakes), and attending a seance where the spirit of Blue Birdie - a budgerigar who met an untimely and undignified demise after being accidentally sat upon and squashed flat - makes an appearance
King Edward VII, an appreciation by
E. F Benson(
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27 editions published between 1933 and 1934 in English and Undetermined and held by 642 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
27 editions published between 1933 and 1934 in English and Undetermined and held by 642 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Queen Victoria's daughters by
E. F Benson(
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8 editions published between 1938 and 1939 in English and held by 608 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
8 editions published between 1938 and 1939 in English and held by 608 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lucia in London by
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52 editions published between 1867 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 570 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The little town of Riseholme is too small to contain the ambitions of determined social climber Lucia, and she sets her sights on her greatest challenge yet -- the fashionable world of London
52 editions published between 1867 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 570 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The little town of Riseholme is too small to contain the ambitions of determined social climber Lucia, and she sets her sights on her greatest challenge yet -- the fashionable world of London
Sir Francis Drake by
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29 editions published between 1927 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 523 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
29 editions published between 1927 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 523 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Desirable residences and other stories by
E. F Benson(
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9 editions published between 1991 and 1992 in English and held by 519 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published between 1991 and 1992 in English and held by 519 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Miss Mapp : a novel by
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64 editions published between 1922 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 487 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Miss Elizabeth Mapp, magnificent, grande dame and heiress, is always on the lookout lest her neighbors fall outside the bounds of perfect, exemplary manners. But her tightly controlled world is soon beset on all sides by interlopers, first in the disturbingly masculine form of two very different retired army officers, both of whom are anything but retiring in their conflicting aims upon her heart
64 editions published between 1922 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 487 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Miss Elizabeth Mapp, magnificent, grande dame and heiress, is always on the lookout lest her neighbors fall outside the bounds of perfect, exemplary manners. But her tightly controlled world is soon beset on all sides by interlopers, first in the disturbingly masculine form of two very different retired army officers, both of whom are anything but retiring in their conflicting aims upon her heart
Fine feathers : and other stories by
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6 editions published between 1994 and 1995 in English and held by 468 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A selection of stories featuring, among others, four of Benson's heroines: Amy Bondham, Dodo, Mrs. Ames, and Miss Mapp
6 editions published between 1994 and 1995 in English and held by 468 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A selection of stories featuring, among others, four of Benson's heroines: Amy Bondham, Dodo, Mrs. Ames, and Miss Mapp
The life of Alcibiades by
E. F Benson(
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20 editions published between 1926 and 2010 in English and held by 456 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Promoted the Peloponnesian war against rival Sparta, who subsequently inspired Athens's failed Sicilian Expedition, and who later allied himself with two of Athens's biggest enemies: Sparta and Persia. His actions gravely affected the future of Athens and his motives and reasons for acting as he did are indeed the stuff of fascinating biography. Alcibiades's extraordinary beauty, great wealth, ostentatious vanity, male and female amours, debaucheries, and impious revels earned him notoriety not only in Athens but throughout the Hellenic world. In subsequent ages his name was used as a near by-word for all kinds of excess. But, as Benson argues, reappraising Alcibiades's reputation, great as were his vices, his virtues were even greater..."--Publisher description
20 editions published between 1926 and 2010 in English and held by 456 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Promoted the Peloponnesian war against rival Sparta, who subsequently inspired Athens's failed Sicilian Expedition, and who later allied himself with two of Athens's biggest enemies: Sparta and Persia. His actions gravely affected the future of Athens and his motives and reasons for acting as he did are indeed the stuff of fascinating biography. Alcibiades's extraordinary beauty, great wealth, ostentatious vanity, male and female amours, debaucheries, and impious revels earned him notoriety not only in Athens but throughout the Hellenic world. In subsequent ages his name was used as a near by-word for all kinds of excess. But, as Benson argues, reappraising Alcibiades's reputation, great as were his vices, his virtues were even greater..."--Publisher description
As we are : a modern revue by
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28 editions published between 1930 and 1989 in English and Undetermined and held by 443 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
World War I brings about many social changes in Britain that leave Lord and Lady Buryan completely at a loss
28 editions published between 1930 and 1989 in English and Undetermined and held by 443 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
World War I brings about many social changes in Britain that leave Lord and Lady Buryan completely at a loss
The freaks of Mayfair by
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30 editions published between 1916 and 2014 in English and French and held by 418 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In a series of dry fictional sketches, E.F. Benson introduces the reader to some of the more bizarre inhabitants of Mayfair's Edwardian high society - a world he knew intimately. Each is a distinct reprsentative of an anthropological "type"
30 editions published between 1916 and 2014 in English and French and held by 418 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In a series of dry fictional sketches, E.F. Benson introduces the reader to some of the more bizarre inhabitants of Mayfair's Edwardian high society - a world he knew intimately. Each is a distinct reprsentative of an anthropological "type"
Lucia's progress by
E. F Benson(
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23 editions published between 1935 and 2017 in English and held by 376 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lucia and Mapp's amusing adventures in Tilling continue in Lucia's Progress. The redoubtable pair stand unsuccessfully for election to the Town Council. Lucia enters a too-chaste marriage with Georgie. And after a house swap with the infamous Miss Mapp, Lucia redecorates, only to discover - and then hide - the remains of a Roman villa!
23 editions published between 1935 and 2017 in English and held by 376 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lucia and Mapp's amusing adventures in Tilling continue in Lucia's Progress. The redoubtable pair stand unsuccessfully for election to the Town Council. Lucia enters a too-chaste marriage with Georgie. And after a house swap with the infamous Miss Mapp, Lucia redecorates, only to discover - and then hide - the remains of a Roman villa!
The blotting book by
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32 editions published between 1908 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 264 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A violent murder disturbs the high society of Edwardian Brighton in this masterful whodunnit from the author of Mapp and Lucia"--Provided by publisher
32 editions published between 1908 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 264 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A violent murder disturbs the high society of Edwardian Brighton in this masterful whodunnit from the author of Mapp and Lucia"--Provided by publisher
Our family affairs, 1867-1896 by
E. F Benson(
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16 editions published between 1920 and 1987 in English and Undetermined and held by 142 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Edward Frederic's father was headmaster at Wellington College. The family lived in England
16 editions published between 1920 and 1987 in English and Undetermined and held by 142 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Edward Frederic's father was headmaster at Wellington College. The family lived in England
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Related Identities
- Lucia (Fictitious character)
- Mapp, Miss (Fictitious character)
- Victoria Queen of Great Britain 1819-1901
- Adrian, Jack
- Brontë, Charlotte 1816-1855
- Hawthorne, Nigel Actor
- Victoria Empress, consort of Frederick III, German Emperor 1840-1901
- Alice Grand Duchess, consort of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt 1843-1878
- Beatrice Princess Henry of Battenberg 1857-1944
- Helena Augusta Victoria Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein 1846-1923
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Alcibiades Alice,--Grand Duchess, consort of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, Architects Austen, Jane, Authors Authors, English Beatrice,--Princess Henry of Battenberg, Benson, E. F.--(Edward Frederic), Benson family Brontë, Charlotte, Delafield, E. M., Detective and mystery stories, English Drake, Francis, Edward--VII,--King of Great Britain, England England--Brighton England--London English fiction Female friendship Gamblers Great Britain Helena Augusta Victoria,--Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, Humorous stories Humorous stories, English Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Kings and rulers Literature and society Louise,--Princess, Duchess of Argyll, Lucia (Fictitious character) Manners and customs Manners and customs in literature Mapp, Miss (Fictitious character) Nightmares Novelists, English Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, Queens Rich people Snobs and snobbishness Social classes Supernatural in motion pictures Thirkell, Angela, Ventriloquism Victoria,--Empress, consort of Frederick III, German Emperor, Victoria,--Queen of Great Britain, Villages Wells, H. G.--(Herbert George), Widows Women Women in literature Women mayors
Alternative Names
Benson, E.
Benson E. F.
Benson E. F. 1867-1940
Benson, Edward F.
Benson, Edward F. 1867-1940
Benson, Edward F. (Edward Frederic)
Benson, Edward F. (Edward Frederic), 1867-1940
Benson Edward Frederic
Benson, Edward Frederic 1867-1940
Benson, Edward Frederick
Benson, Edward Fredericke 1867-1940
Benson, Edward Frederik, 1867-1940
E. F. Benson angol regény-, novella- és életrajzíró
E. F. Benson britisk skribent
E. F. Benson Brits schrijver (1867-1940)
E・F・ベンスン
Edward Frederic Benson
Edward Frederic Benson brittisk författare
Edward Frederic Benson écrivain britannique
Edward Frederic Benson englischer Autor
Edward Frederic Benson scrittore inglese
Бенсон, Эдвард Фредерик
Едвард Фредерік Бенсон
ई.एफ. बेन्सन
벤슨, 에드워드 프레더릭 1867-1940
벤슨, 에드워드 프레드릭 1867-1940
ベンスン, E. F
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