Miss Mapp

Miss Mapp

E. F. Benson

Fiction / Humor and Comedy / Biography

E. F. Benson\'s strikingly original comic creation Miss Mapp is an arch-schemer and social climber from the British town of Tilling who spends her days using opera glasses and a notebook to chart her neighbors\' affairs. Among her interests are Major Benjamin Flint, whom she has been trying to marry for years, and the underhanded Miss Susan Poppit.
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Spook Stories

Spook Stories

E. F. Benson

Fiction / Humor and Comedy / Biography

Reconciliation • (1924) • shortstory by E. F. BensonThe Face • (1924) • shortstory by E. F. BensonSpinach • (1924) • shortstory by E. F. BensonBagnell Terrace • (1925) • shortstory by E. F. BensonA Tale of an Empty House • (1925) • shortstory by E. F. BensonNaboth's Vineyard • (1923) • shortstory by E. F. BensonExpiation • (1923) • shortstory by E. F. BensonHome, Sweet Home • (1927) • shortstory by E. F. BensonAnd No Bird Sings • (1926) • shortstory by E. F. Benson (variant of "And No Bird Sings")The Corner House • (1926) • shortstory by E. F. BensonCorstophine • (1924) • shortstory by E. F. BensonThe Temple • (1924) • shortstory by E. F. Benson
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The House of Defence v. 2

The House of Defence v. 2

E. F. Benson

Fiction / Humor and Comedy / Biography

Leopold Classic Library is delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive collection. As part of our on-going commitment to delivering value to the reader, we have also provided you with a link to a website, where you may download a digital version of this work for free. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. Whilst the books in this collection have not been hand curated, an aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature. As a result of this book being first published many decades ago, it may have occasional imperfections. These imperfections may include poor picture quality, blurred or missing text. While some of these imperfections may have appeared in the original work, others may have resulted from the scanning process that has been applied. However, our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. While some publishers have applied optical character recognition (OCR), this approach has its own drawbacks, which include formatting errors, misspelt words, or the presence of inappropriate characters. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with an experience that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic book, and that the occasional imperfection that it might contain will not detract from the experience.
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The Horror Horn and Other Stories: The Best Horror Stories of E. F. Benson

The Horror Horn and Other Stories: The Best Horror Stories of E. F. Benson

E. F. Benson

Fiction / Humor and Comedy / Biography

The Sanctuary • (1934) • shortstoryMonkeys • (1933) • shortstoryThe Bed by the Window • (1929) • shortstoryAnd No Bird Sings • (1926) • shortstoryThe Face • (1924) • shortstoryMrs. Amworth • (1922) • shortstoryNegotium Perambulans • (1922) • shortstoryThe Horror-Horn • (1922) • shortstoryThe House with the Brick-Kiln • (1908) • shortstoryThe Thing in the Hall • (1912) • shortstoryCaterpillars • (1912) • shortstoryGavon's Eve • (1906) • shortstoryThe Room in the Tower • (1912) • shortstory
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More Spook Stories

More Spook Stories

E. F. Benson

Fiction / Humor and Comedy / Biography

The Step • (1926) • shortstoryThe Bed by the Window • (1929) • shortstoryJames Lamp • (1930) • shortstoryThe Dance • shortstoryThe Hanging of Alfred Wadham • (1928) • shortstoryPirates • (1928) • shortstoryThe Wishing-Well • (1929) • shortstoryThe Bath-Chair • shortstoryMonkeys • (1933) • shortstoryChristopher Comes Back • shortfictionThe Sanctuary • shortstoryThursday Evenings • (1920) • shortstoryThe Psychical Mallards • (1921) • shortstory
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Dodos Daughter: A Sequel to Dodo

Dodo's Daughter: A Sequel to Dodo

E. F. Benson

Fiction / Humor and Comedy / Biography

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
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How Fear Departed the Long Gallery

How Fear Departed the Long Gallery

E. F. Benson

Fiction / Humor and Comedy / Biography

Biblioasis is thrilled to continue this series of beautifully illustrated, collectible, classic Christmas ghost stories designed and illustrated by world-famous cartoonist Seth.In How Fear Departed the Long Gallery, for the Peverils, the appearance of a ghost is no more upsetting than the appearance of the mailman at an ordinary house. Except for the twin toddlers in the Long Gallery. No one would dare be caught in the Long Gallery after dark. But on this quiet and cloudy afternoon, Madge Peveril is feeling rather drowsy . . .E. F. Benson was the English writer of the Mapp and Lucia series.
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Visible and Invisible

Visible and Invisible

E. F. Benson

Fiction / Humor and Comedy / Biography

And the Dead Spake • (1922) • shortstoryThe Outcast • (1922) • shortstoryThe Horror-Horn • (1922) • shortstoryMachaon • (1923) • shortstoryNegotium Perambulans • (1922) • shortstoryAt the Farmhouse • (1923) • shortstoryInscrutable Decrees • (1923) • shortstoryThe Gardener • (1922) • shortstoryMr. Tilly's Séance • (1922) • shortstoryMrs. Amworth • (1922) • shortstoryIn the Tube • (1922) • shortstoryRoderick's Story • (1923) • shortstory
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Night Terrors

Night Terrors

E. F. Benson

Fiction / Humor and Comedy / Biography

His body was pressed against the wall at the head of the bed, and the face was a mask of agonised horror and fruitless entreaty. But the eyes were already glazed in death, and before Francis could reach the bed the body had toppled over and lay inert and lifeless. Even as he looked, he heard a limping step go down the passage outside.'E. F. Benson was a master of the ghost story and now all his rich, imaginative, spine-tingling and beautifully written tales are presented together in this bumper collection. The range and variety of these spooky narratives is far broader and more adventurous than those of any other writer of supernatural fiction. Within the covers of this volume you will encounter revengeful spectres, vampires, homicidal spirits, monstrous spectral worms and slugs and other entities of nameless dread. This is a classic collection that cannot fail to charm and chill.
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