
Lord Vyet & Other Poems
Arthur Christopher Benson, FRSL was born on the 24th April 1862 at Wellington College, Berkshire. His father would later become the Archbishop of Canterbury. His brother was the noted E F Benson of ‘Mapp & Lucia’ literary fame.
The family was blighted by the early death of two children. Benson himself suffered with bi-polar disorder. None of the surviving children married.
In 1874 he went to Eto...
Arthur Christopher Benson, FRSL was born on the 24th April 1862 at Wellington College, Berkshire. His father would later become the Archbishop of Canterbury. His brother was the noted E F Benson of ‘Mapp & Lucia’ literary fame.
The family was blighted by the early death of two children. Benson himself suffered with bi-polar disorder. None of the surviving children married.
In 1874 he went to Eto...