Edward Frederic Benson
Edward Frederic Benson (born July 24, 1867 in Berkshire , † February 29, 1940 in London ) was an English author .
Life
Benson was born at Wellington College in Berkshire , the fifth child of the Rector, Edward White Benson , who would later become Archbishop of Canterbury . Benson studied at Marlborough College in Marlborough , Wiltshire and at King's College in Cambridge .
EF Benson has authored over 90 books. The most popular were his comic novels about Dodo ( Dodo , Dodo the Second and Dodo Wonder , 1914-1921) and Lucia, beginning with Queen Lucia (1920) and Lucia in London (1927). He also wrote the horror short story Die Turmstube ( The Room in the Tower ) in 1912 . Between 1911 and 1940, Benson also published five editions of personal and family memories.
His brother Arthur Christopher Benson was also known as a writer. His sister Margaret Benson was the first woman to receive a license in Egypt and to excavate there in the temple precinct of the goddess Mut in Karnak . Her brother "Fred" supported her in 1897 by drawing plans.
Works (selection)
- Mrs. Amworth. Vampire tale . In: Vampires. Anthology. Fackelverlag, Olten 1969, Übers. & Ed. Helmut Degner , pp. 125-142.
- Lucia in London . Rogner & Bernhard, Hamburg 1990, ISBN 3-8077-0242-3 / ISBN 978-3-8077-0242-1 .
- Queen Lucia in the countryside. Novel . Piper, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-492-11373-7 / ISBN 978-3-492-11373-1 .
- Lucia in distress. From the English by Sigrid Ruschmeier, Rogner & Bernhard, Hamburg 1994, ISBN 3-8077-0279-2 / ISBN 978-3-8077-0279-7 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Edward Frederic Benson in the catalog of the German National Library
notes
- ↑ The Room in the Tower (1912) ( Memento of the original from January 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Without ISBN. At Dt. National Library not listed under Benson. Also filmed on DVD in English
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Benson, Edward Frederic |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beson, Fred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berkshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 29, 1940 |
| Place of death | London |