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A collection of five deceptively unsettling ghost stories in the tradition of M. R. James and E. F. Benson, set in the east of England. Four of the tales have contemporary settings and the fifth takes place in the early 1960s.These stories … more

Considering that Philip Lucas’s aunt who died early in April was no less than eighty-three years old, and had spent the last seven of them bedridden in a private lunatic asylum, it had been generally and perhaps reasonably hoped among his f… more

E. F. Benson, best known for his irresistible Mapp and Lucia novels set in the fictional town of Tilling, England, was a prolific and beloved novelist. Though the Mapp and Lucia books remain popular to this day, this kindred book will be ba… more

I lingered at the window of the garden-room from which Miss Mapp so often and so ominously looked forth. To the left was the front of her house, straight ahead the steep cobbled way, with a glimpse of the High Street at the end, to the righ… more

Meet Emmeline Lucas, known to her friends as Lucia, the undisputed social leader of the town of Riseholme, and her husband Phillip, writer of prose poems. Risholme is also home to Georgie Pillson, who plays duets with Lucia and collects bib… more

Hours of great reading await, with ghostly tales from some of the 19th and 20th century’s most renowned authors. Here is the lineup:AT CHRIGHTON ABBEY, by Mary Elizabeth BraddonTHE HAUNTED MILL, by Jerome K. JeromeTHE GHOST CLUB, by John Ke… more

••• How this book is unique? 10+ unique illustrations relevant to the book Included!Crescent and Iron Cross (Best Classic WorldWar Book) This Book is One of the Best WorldWar Book of E. F. Benson, If you’re a Fan of E. F. Benson Books Cresc… more

Miss Elizabeth Mapp might have been forty, and she had taken advantage of this opportunity by being just a year or two older. Her face was of high vivid colour and was corrugated by chronic rage and curiosity; but these vivifying emotions h… more

Miss Map : I lingered at the window of the garden-room from which Miss Mapp so often and so ominously looked forth. To the left was the front of her house, straight ahead the steep cobbled way, with a glimpse of the High Street at the end, … more

Love the hilarious E.F. Benson “Lucia” series of old? Are you one of the many “Luciaphiles?” Did you hate that the books had to come to an end? Then you’ll love “Lucia’s Crusade,” a novella by R.R. Shelsky, which picks up right where the la… more

The Room in the Tower ranks Among Top 50 Classic Ghost StoriesIn our quest for classic short stories to publish in Amazon Kindle format, for our “Timeless Classics for eReaders” series, we found “The Room in the Tower”, mentioned often on w… more

THE FACE is the fourth volume in the Ash-Tree Press series collecting all of E. F. Benson’s known supernatural tales. This collection covers the period between December 1923 and November 1927. Although Benson’s output of ‘spook stories’ had… more

Excerpt:”I wonder,” said Dodo. “We talk glibly about free will and we haven’t the slightest conception what we really mean by it. Look at these two cigarettes! I am going to throw one away in a moment, and smoke the other, but there is no e… more

Written between “Dodo” and the famous “Mapp and Lucia” series, “The Relentless City” is the missing link in the chain for every Benson lover. Between London and New York, the classic Benson’s formula: fashionable society and a lot of humour… more

‘His body was pressed against the wall at the head of the bed, and the face was a mask of agonised horror and fruitless entreaty. But the eyes were already glazed in death, and before Francis could reach the bed the body had toppled over an… more

ETON AND KING’S, M. R. James’s recollections of his time spent in the Colleges founded by King Henry the Sixth, is the only autobiographical volume bequeathed to us by the highly regarded scholar and antiquarian—the man known to us as the M… more

E.F. Benson was an extremely prolific and popular novelist, whose works include Dodo and Queen Lucia, as well as various volumes of reminiscences. Book Reviews - SHEAVES. By E. F. Benson, Author of “The House of Defence,” etc. “A remarkabl… more

Dodo Wonders Author By E. F. Benson Was Published in 1921.CONTENTSI Dodo de SenectuteII HighnessIII Cross-CurrentsIV JumboV A Man’s HandVI A Waterloo BallVII Dodo’s ApprenticeshipVIII Edith Declares WarIX Mid-StreamX The Silver BowXI Dodo’s… more

Queen Lucia and Miss Mapp are without doubt the most noteworthy of all of E.F. Bensons novels. They are full of wit, back biting, snobbery and a wonderful one-upmanship. They are the sort of stories that you will revisit, just in case you’v… more