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Benson, A. C.

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Benson, A. C. ( Arthur Christopher Benson) (1862–1925), eldest surviving son of E. W. Benson (1829–96), archbishop of Canterbury, and brother of E. F. and R. H. Benson (below). He published many volumes of biography, family reminiscences, reflection, criticism, etc., and had a facility for writing public odes and verses, typified by his ‘Land of Hope and Glory’. From 1897 until 1925 he kept a diary; extracts were published by Lubbock in 1926, and David Newsome makes use of them in his biography On the Edge of Paradise: A. C. Benson, the Diarist (1980).

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Arthur Christopher Benson

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Arthur Christopher Benson 1862–1925, English author; eldest son of Archbishop Benson . He was master at Eton (1885–1903) and at Magdalene College, Cambridge (1915–25). His works include poetry; novels; essays, notably From a College Window (1902); critical studies; and biographies of his father and brother Hugh.

Bibliography: See his Memories and Friends (1924); selections from his diary (ed. by P. Lubbock, 1926).

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