Difference between revisions of "E. F. (Fred) Benson"
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Humorist author of over 100 books: serious novels, ghost stories, plays, biographies. Best remembered for his 'Mapp & Lucia' comedies written between 1920 and 1939 and other comic novels such as 'Paying Guests' and 'Mrs Ame's'. He became mayor of Rye, the Sussex town that provided the model for his fictional 'Tilling', from 1934 to 1937. | Humorist author of over 100 books: serious novels, ghost stories, plays, biographies. Best remembered for his 'Mapp & Lucia' comedies written between 1920 and 1939 and other comic novels such as 'Paying Guests' and 'Mrs Ame's'. He became mayor of Rye, the Sussex town that provided the model for his fictional 'Tilling', from 1934 to 1937. | ||
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Revision as of 19:23, 21 September 2013
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E. F. (Fred) Benson
Contents
Country
Great Britain
Birth - Death
1867 - 1940
Occupation
Writer
Notable Achievements
MBE
Description
Humorist author of over 100 books: serious novels, ghost stories, plays, biographies. Best remembered for his 'Mapp & Lucia' comedies written between 1920 and 1939 and other comic novels such as 'Paying Guests' and 'Mrs Ame's'. He became mayor of Rye, the Sussex town that provided the model for his fictional 'Tilling', from 1934 to 1937.
