Arthur Christopher Benson was one of the most prolific and popular essayists of the Edwardian period. Son of an archbishop of Canterbury, editor of the selected letters of Queen Victoria, and author o...
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In the following review, the critic praises Benson as a minor poet whose work “just misses greatness.”
From his six books of verse, ranging in date from 1892 to 1905, Mr. Benson has s...
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In the following essay, Ashley examines the supernatural in the fiction of Benson and his brothers.
It is not unusual for several members of a family to be writers, the Waughs being a typical examp...
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In the following essay, Bennett discusses his reaction to The Thread of Gold.
I am indebted to Mr. Murray for sending what is to me a new manifestation of the entirely precious activity of Mr. Arth...
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In the following review, Williams offers high praise for the essays in Rambles and Reflections.
These essays [Rambles and Reflections] were chiefly written during the last two years of Dr. Benson&#...
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In the following essay, originally published in 1927, Braybrooke defends The Thread of Gold against critics who charge Benson with superficiality.
Since the very lamented death of the Master of Mag...
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In the following essay, Warren provides an overview of Benson's works.
Arthur Benson, eldest son of Edward White Benson, successively Canon of Lincoln, Bishop of Truro, and Archbishop of Can...
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In the following essay, Newsome examines Benson's diaries, noting that they are the most comprehensive document available of one man's life and observations on his time.
I want prejud...
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In the following review, Bell praises Benson's diaries but questions the accuracy of them as presented in David Newsome's Edwardian Excursions.
David Newsome's On the Edge of P...
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In the following introduction to Edwardian Excursions, Newsome provides an overview of the major themes in Benson's diary excerpts.
Praised be thou, O my Lord, of our brother the Bicycle, Wh...
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In the following review, Annan discusses Benson's place among the faculty of universities in the Edwardian period.
Benson resembles a large tabby which stalks round the house switching its t...
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A. C. Benson
Critical Review by The Nation
