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Late Nineteenth-Century Prose
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The silent isle. 1910.
The leaves of the tree: studies in biography. 1911. Rptd from Cornhill
Mag.
Paul the minstrel, and other stories. 1911. Rptd from The hill of
trouble and The isles of sunset, above.
Ruskin: a study in personality. 1911.
The child of dawn. 1912.
Thy rod and thy staff. 1912.
Along the road. 1913. Essays contributed week by week to the
Church Family Newspaper under the head of Along the road.
Joyous Gard. 1913.
Watersprings. 1913.
The orchard pavilion. 1914.
Where no fear was: a book about fear. 1914.
Escape, and other essays. 1915.
Father Payne. 1915. Anon.
Hugh: memoirs of a brother. 1915. On R. H. Benson.
Life and letters of Maggie Benson. 1917.
Magdalene College, Cambridge: a little view of its buildings and
history. Cambridge 1923.
The trefoil: Wellington College, Lincoln, and Truro. 1923. On the
early life of Archbishop Benson.
Chris Gascoyne: an experiment in solitude. 1924. From the diaries of
John Trevor.
Selected poems. 1924.
Memories and friends. 1924.
The house of Menerdue. 1925.
The canon. 1926.
Essays of to-day and yesterday. 1926.
Rambles and reflections. 1926.
Basil Netherby. [1927].
Cressage. 1927.
Benson also produced several works of pam length. He contributed to composite
works, such as W. H. Tucker (ed), Eton of old, 1892; Windsor & Eton: an
illustrated invitation, Windsor [1905] and to Royal society of literature
of the United Kingdom. Essays by divers hands, being the transactions,
1926. Many of Benson’s essays were later included in collections of
essays, such as E. Rhys (ed), Modern English essays, New York 1922. He
contributed to Atlantic Monthly, Church Family Newspaper,
Contemporary Rev, Cornhill Mag, Fortnightly Rev, Macmillan’s
Mag, Monthly Rev, Nat Rev, New Rev, Poetry Rev, Teachers’ Guild
Quart, Temple Bar, Thrush and Yellow Book (see also Wellesley 5 1989).
Editions, introductions and translations
Benson, M. E. At sundry times and in divers manners. 1891. A novel
with a memoir by Benson.
Benson, E. W. Cyprian: his life, his times, his work. Introd by Benson
1897.
Arnold, M. Poems. Introd by Benson ‘1900’ [1899].
Cory, W. Johnson. Ionica. Biographical introd and notes by Benson
1905.
Whittier, J. G. Poems of Whittier. Selected and introd by Benson
[1906].
Victoria. The letters of Queen Victoria: a selection from her
Majesty’s correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861. Ed
Benson and Viscount Esher 3 vols 1907; tr Ger 1908.
Edward Fitzgerald: 1809–1909: centenary celebrations souvenir. Ed
Benson, Ipswich 1909.
Francis of Assisi. The little flowers of St Francis. Introd by Benson
1909.
Tatham, H. F. W. The footprints in the snow. Memoir by Benson 1910.
Acorn, G. One of the multitude. Introd by Benson 1911.
‘Umar Khàiyam. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Tr E. Fitzgerald,
introd by Benson [1911].
Westcott, B. F. Daily readings from the works of Bishop Westcott.
Introd by Benson 1911.
Dickens, C. The adventures of Oliver Twist. Introd by Benson 1913.
Brontë, C., E., A. and B. Selections from the poetry. Ed and introd by
Benson 1915.
Keable, R. A city of the dawn. Introd by Benson 1915.
Cambridge essays on education. Ed Benson, introd by Viscount
Bryce, Cambridge 1917. Benson’s own contribution was The training
of the imagination.
The reed of Pan: English renderings of Greek epigrams [from the
Greek Anthology] and lyrics. Tr Benson 1922.
Ruskin, John. Selections. Ed Benson 1923.
Mary, Queen consort of George V. The book of the queen’s dolls’
house. Vol 1 ed Benson and Sir L. Weaver 1924, vol 2 ed E. V. Lucas
[1924], [1924] (abbreviated as Souvenir book of the queen’s dolls’
house), [1924] (abbreviated again by F. V. Morley as Everybody’s
book of the queen’s dolls’ house).
Letters and diaries
The gate of death: a diary. 1906. Anon.
Meanwhile: a packet of war letters, by H. L. G. [pseud]. With a foreword
by K. W. 1916.
The diary of Arthur Christopher Benson: a selection by P. Lubbock.
[1926.]
Extracts from the letters of Dr A. C. Benson to M. E. A[llen]. 1926.
Selected by M. E. Allen.
Newsome, D. (ed). Edwardian excursions: from the diaries of A. C.
Benson 1899–1904. 1981.
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Archer, W. Poets of the younger generation. 1902.
Weygandt, C. The poetry of Benson. Sewanee Rev 14 1906.
Martindale, C. C. The life of Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson. 1916.
Benson, E. F. Our family affairs, 1867–1896. 1920.
Turner, F. A. C. Benson. Cambridge 1922.
Macnaghten, H. Benson. Spectator 27 June 1925.
Collins, J. P. Benson. Bookman (London) Aug 1925.
Arthur Christopher Benson as seen by some friends. Ed E. H. Ryle
1925. Includes Benson’s An account of visits to pensioners in
London and vicinity.
Benson, E. F. Mother. 1925.
James, M. R. Eton and King’s: recollections, mostly trivial,
1875–1925. 1926.
Benson, E. F. As we were: a Victorian peep-show. 1930.
Weygandt, C. The time of Yeats: English poetry of today against an
American background. New York 1937.
Benson, E. F. Final edition: an autobiography. 1940.
Poisel, C. Die Brüder Benson. Unpbd diss, Vienna 1944.
Newsome, D. Godliness and good learning: four studies on a
Victorian ideal. 1961.
Howarth, T. E. B. Cambridge between two wars. 1970.
Warren, A. A. C. Benson & his friends. In Connections, Univ of
Michigan 1970.
Newsome, D. On the edge of paradise: A. C. Benson, the diarist.
1980.
Wormleighton, S., Wilfred Owen and A. C. Benson. N & Q vol 37 no 4
Dec 1990.
Wilson, K. A. C. Benson. In DLB vol 98 1990. [jmb]
Annie Besant, née Wood 1847–1933
Besant papers are in the ms collections of the Theosophical Soc, Adyar,
Madras, India; Theosophical Soc Lib, London; BL; Univ of Chicago Lib;
Churchill College, Cambridge; Dickinson College Lib, Carlisle PA; with lesser
holdings in other libraries.
Bibliographies
Besterman, T. Bibliography of Annie Besant. 1924.
Theosophist (Besant centenary issue 1847–1947) 69 1947.