E. F. Benson

Short Stories of E. F. Benson (Fantasy and Horror Classics) (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

This collection lures you into the idyllic settings of quiet lanes and genteel seaside towns, where the polished surface of Edwardian society gives way to the uncanny. Here, social veneers crack to reveal deep-seated fears, and visitations feel uncomfortably close, delivered with unnerving elegance.

From the brilliant mind of E. F. Benson, one of the greatest masters of supernatural horror and a personal favorite author of H. P. Lovecraft, comes a chilling collection of classic short stories. Benson's tales trade cheap thrills for a creeping, refined dread, proving that the most terrifying haunts are often the most subtle.

Discover the finest in classic ghost stories, including:

• The Room in the Tower
• The Bus Conductor
• Bagnell Terrace
• Monkeys
• Gavon's Eve
• The Sanctuary
• And No Bird Sings

This volume is essential for fans of weird fiction and the subtle, literary art of the supernatural tale.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Read Books Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781447480419
• Artikelnr.: 74108963

Autorenporträt

Edward Frederic Benson OBE was an English author who lived from July 24, 1867, to February 29, 1940. He wrote novels, biographies, memoirs, histories, and short stories. E. F. Benson was born at Wellington College in Berkshire. He was the fifth child of Edward White Benson, who was teacher and later became chancellor of Lincoln Cathedral, bishop of Truro, and archbishop of Canterbury, and Mary Sidgwick ("Minnie"), who was born. There were three brothers named E. F. Benson: Arthur Christopher Benson wrote the words to "Land of Hope and Glory"; Robert Hugh Benson wrote several stories and works defending Roman Catholicism; and Margaret Benson (Maggie), who wrote books and liked learning about Egypt. I lost two other siblings very young. There were six kids and no grandkids in Benson's family. Benson went to Temple Grove School and then Marlborough College for his education. It was there that he wrote some of his earliest works and the ideas for his book David Blaize came from. He went to King's College, Cambridge, to finish his education. In college, he was a part of the Pitt Club at Cambridge. Later in life, he was made a senior fellow of Magdalene College.