Name: Miss Mapp (1922). By: Edward Frederic Benson: Edward Frederic "E. F." Benson (24 July 1867 - 29 February 1940) was an English novelist, biog
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Miss Mapp (1922). By: Edward Frederic Benson: Edward Frederic "E. F." Benson (24 July 1867 - 29 February 1940) was an English novelist, biog

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Physical Book

Author

Edward Frederic Benson

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

Pages

138

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

25.4 x 20.3 x 0.8 cm

Weight

0.29 kg.

ISBN13

9781717414212

Synopsis "Miss Mapp (1922). By: Edward Frederic Benson: Edward Frederic "E. F." Benson (24 July 1867 - 29 February 1940) was an English novelist, biog"

Edward Frederic "E. F." Benson (24 July 1867 - 29 February 1940) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer. Early life: E. F. Benson was born at Wellington College in Berkshire, the fifth child of the headmaster, Edward White Benson (later Chancellor of Lincoln Cathedral, Bishop of Truro and Archbishop of Canterbury), and his wife born Mary Sidgwick ("Minnie"). E. F. Benson was the younger brother of Arthur Christopher Benson, who wrote the words to "Land of Hope and Glory", Robert Hugh Benson, author of several novels and Roman Catholic apologetic works, and Margaret Benson (Maggie), an author and amateur Egyptologist. Two other siblings died young. Benson's parents had six children and no grandchildren. Benson was educated at Temple Grove School, then at Marlborough College, where he wrote some of his earliest works and upon which he based his novel David Blaize. He continued his education at King's College, Cambridge. At Cambridge, he was a member of the Pitt Club, and later in life he became an honorary fellow of Magdalene College.

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Edward Frederic Benson (1867–1940) fue un novelista, biógrafo y ensayista británico, conocido por su aguda sátira social y su retrato humorístico de la vida en la Inglaterra eduardiana. Nació el 24 de julio de 1867 en Wellington College, Berkshire, hijo del arzobispo de Canterbury, Edward White Benson, y de Mary Sidgwick Benson, una destacada intelectual. Estudió en Marlborough College y en King’s College, Cambridge, donde destacó por su talento literario y su vivaz personalidad.

Benson publicó su primera novela, Dodo (1893), con gran éxito, lo que le valió fama por su ingeniosa crítica a la alta sociedad londinense. Sin embargo, su obra más célebre es la serie Mapp and Lucia (1920–1939), un conjunto de novelas cómicas que retratan con ironía las rivalidades y pretensiones de la pequeña burguesía inglesa en pueblos ficticios inspirados en Rye, donde él mismo residía. Además de ficción, escribió biografías, relatos de fantasmas y ensayos.

Fue alcalde de Rye y un miembro activo de la comunidad literaria. Murió el 29 de febrero de 1940. Su estilo elegante, su humor refinado y su capacidad para observar las debilidades humanas lo convirtieron en uno de los grandes cronistas sociales de su tiempo.

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