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Peg

Your post today 'forced me to compose my face to a suitable smile'. What beautiful illustrations. I love Mrs. Emmeline Lucas' coat - I would have no use for it, but it is lovely!

Pillowbookblogger

A fellow Luciaphil! Lovely illustrations. Benson came from such an interesting, indeed intriguing family - I wonder if anyone has written about them.

Lucette

The book you sent arrived today, wrapped in cornflower blue. Karen, I am delighted with the Pursuit of Love, it is an inspired choice with a keen sense of humour. Back in my university days I had enjoyed reading Love in a Cold Climate. Well winter is finally here as today we have a huge snowstorm-- perfect weather to curl up and enjoy my new book. Thanks again Karen.

Elizabeth

I have been a fan of E F Benson for a long time - I have many of his books, plus a four-part video of Series One of Mapp & LUcia from a few years back, with Geraldine McEwen as the perfect Lucia, Prunella Scales as an equally perfect Mapp, and Nigel Hawthorne! I also have somewhere a biography of EF Benson, and yes, his family certrainly was an interesting one.

Elizabeth

Also what perfectly divine illustrations Karen!!

Curzon Tussaud

The original six novels have been extended to eight with Tom Holt's two seamless pastiche Lucia novels:

Lucia in Wartime(ISBN: 055299202X)
HOLT Tom, based on E F BENSON

LUCIA TRIUMPHANT(ISBN: 0333427378)
Holt, Tom, based on E F BENSON
I think they are out of print, but I have got several paperback copies from Abebooks to give as presents to Lucia fans.

Tui M.

Another lifelong fan here. "Any news?"

Pillowbook, Benson himself wrote about his family in three books: "As We Were", "As We Are", and "Final Edition". Brian Masters wrote "The Life of E.H. Benson". All good reads.

I collect first editions of Benson's books - except for the Mapp & Lucia series which I have in the beautiful Moyer and Bell Series - and have a modest but satisfying collection at this point. Some are very hard to find or "dweffy" expensive when you do find them. Nothing compares with the brilliant six books in his Mapp & Lucia series, however, which are my ultimate comfort read.
Au res!

Shelley

My late mother-in-law owned a couple of these books and given that I've been fascinated with the interwar period of history for ages I thought I would enjoy them. I've attempted to read them any number of times and couldn't get into them, until now. I don't know what has changed, but I'm finally able to enjoy the Riseholme bunch. 'Hitum, Titus, Scrub' is so strange I googled it and it brought me to you!

Cornflower

Great, Shelley!

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