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Arthur Christopher Benson (1862–1925) was a distinguished English essayist, poet, and author, renowned for his reflective and serene literary style. Born on April 24, 1862, into an intellectually prominent family, Benson was the son of Edward White Benson, the Archbishop of Canterbury. His erudition was cultivated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge, where he later returned as a faculty member a...