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A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERY WH Auden, Nancy Mitford and Noel Coward were among his fans... But have you discovered E. F. Benson yet? In a Holbein portrait above the grand old fireplace, Francis Vail, second baronet, brandishes a beautiful golden goblet, encrusted with pearls, rubies and...

Throughout history sailing has been instrumental in the development of civilization, affording humanity greater mobility than travel over land, whether for trade, transport or warfare, and the capacity for fishing. Sailing has contributed to many great explorations in the world. In 1889, Knight sailed...

A classic satire on the high society of Edwardian England. E. F. Benson shows all of his skill as a story teller to weave a complex tale of wealth, honour and position in what appears at first to be another humorous tale of gossip and back stabbing. This novel, originally published in 1899, is being republished here together with a new introductory biography of the author.

The Luck of the Vails: A Novel written by E. F. Benson who was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer.  This book was published in 1901. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While...

There is nothing like the Sea to set us dreaming. Beside it, on it, within it. Our dreams. Others' dreams. The dreams of those no longer here. The sea is our collective dream catcher. Sea Dreams includes original artwork by the author.

An Autumn Sowing written by E. F. Benson who was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer. This book was published in 1917. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately...

Robin Linnet written by E. F. Benson who was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer. This book was published in 1919. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately...

E.F. Benson was a prolific English novelist and biographer. Benson is most famous for writing the Mapp and Lucia novels which were later turned into a critically acclaimed television series in the United Kingdom. Thorley Weir, published in 1913, is a novel that depicts summer life in Edwardian Britain. A table of contents is included.

The Angel of Pain written by E. F. Benson who was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer. This book was published in 1905. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to...

Meredith did not hear the footsteps walking past her chalet. The three figures were silent, hardly daring to breath, never-mind talk; stifled shuddering was all they could manage. They felt as cold as the dawn wind blowing off the North Sea. And they were frightened. A gust caught them unawares, one...

Meet Emmeline Lucas, known to her friends as Lucia, the undisputed social leader of the town of Riseholme, and her husband Phillip, writer of prose poems. Risholme is also home to Georgie Pillson, who plays duets with Lucia and collects bibelots, Daisy Quantock, who has discovered an Indian Guru...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: The Rev. Sidney Challoner is a pious old-fashioned man who wants only the best for his children. But times are changing – and his children’s destinies belong to a modern age more daring than Challoner’s...

The Rubicon written by E. F. Benson who  was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer. This book was published in 1894. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately...

A thoroughly thrilling tale of romance and suspense by E. F. Benson.