The Terror by Night is a short horror story published in 1912. The Terror by Night is a part of a short story collection "The Room in the Tower and Other Stories" also published in 1912. In the story,...

Caterpillars is a short story by Edward Frederic Benson about a man haunted by dreams of enormous caterpillars. In the beautiful Villa Cascana on the Italian Riviera, all is not as it seems. Why does...

The Thing in the Hall, is a rather macabre and strange story - retold by Mike Vendetti - of two friends living in London, one of whom tempts fate by inviting a spirit to visit without limiting what type...

At the Farmhouse by Edward Frederic Benson tells the story of a landscape painter, who after twenty years of hideous marriage to an abusive and drunken local woman who is rumoured to be a witch, sets...

The following works are included in the Selected of works Edward Frederic Benson: Mrs. Amworth Negotium Perambulans… Naboth's Vineyard At the Farmhouse The Wishing-Well The Terror by Night The...

The Cat is an odd story about a young man who suffers a severe shock reaction to the unexpected ending of his engagement. Initially he is thrown into a deep depression which lasts several months, but...

"The Sanctuary", a story of Satanism. "There was a thump on the ceiling overhead as if someone had fallen, and without a word we ran upstairs into Francis's bedroom. The door of the wardrobe where the...

La suite des truculentes aventures des "reines" de la campagne anglaise . Satire de la bourgeoisie et du snobisme anglais au lendemain de la Grande Guerre, le cycle Mapp & Lucia met en scène Lucia,...

Satire de la bourgeoisie et du snobisme anglais au lendemain de la Grande Guerre, le cycle Mapp & Lucia met en scène Lucia, une jolie quadragénaire métamorphosée en tyran culturel et arbitre des élégances...

Edward Frederic Benson's 'Miss Mapp' is a delightful comedic novel that explores the intricacies of small-town gossip and social dynamics. Set in the quaint English village of Tilling, the story follows...

Queen Lucia is the first book in the Mapp and Lucia series. Mrs. Lucas, Lucia to her intimates, resides in the village of Riseholme, a pretty Elizabethan village in Worcestershire, where she vigorously...

In 'Queen Lucia' by Edward Frederic Benson, readers are transported to the charming world of the English countryside, where social hierarchies and intricate relationships reign supreme. The novel is known...

In "Miss Mapp," Edward Frederic Benson showcases his astute observation of social dynamics within a seemingly idyllic English village. The novel unfolds around the scheming protagonist, Mapp, who is both...

Edward Frederic Benson was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer. Benson was also known as a writer of atmospheric, oblique, and at times humorous or satirical...