Life of E.F.Benson by Brian Masters
The tale of E.F."Fred" Benson, his private life, his comic genius, his social world. Masters focuses especially on his family: the father who proposed to a girl of 13, the mother who fled to the love of women and the eccentric children - Arthur, Master of Trinity, novelist and depressive; the feminist scholar Maggie, driven to suicidal madness; Hugh, best-selling novelist and Roman Catholic Cardinal. Fred, a beacon of apparent sanity, took refuge in passionate male friendships and humour, creating the hilarious worlds of Mapp and Lucia, "Mr Ames" and "Secret Lives", and writing memoirs of his circle, which ranged from Gladstone to Oscar Wilde, Maggie Asquith to Henry James.Brian Masters is a British author well known for his mass killer biographies. He has also worked as a translator and written on the British nobility.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780701135669 |
| ISBN 10 | 0701135662 |
| Title | Life of E.F.Benson |
| Author | Brian Masters |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1991-08-12 |
| Number of pages | 324 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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