Edward Frederic Benson (1867-1940) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer, known primarily for his witty and well-observed satirical novels in the early 20th century. Born into an intellectual family, his father being Edward White Benson, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and his mother, Mary Sidgwick Benson, a celebrated hostess, E.F. Benson was steeped i...