Arthur Christopher Benson — Works of Arthur Christopher Benson

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1906-1915. Cloth. Five very smart volumes of essays and long form works by Arthur Christopher Benson. Five volumes. Written by Arthur Christopher Benson, an English essayist, poet and academic, whose literary criticism, poems, and volumes of essays were highly regarded. This set includes: From a College Window, 1906. A collection of essays on: growing older, conversation, beauty, art, and the criticism of others. At Large, 1908. A collection of essays on: contentment, friendship, our lack of great men, shyness, and a midsummer day's dream. Thy Rod and Thy Staff, 1912. A personal work presenting Benson's own "sad and strange adventure" of life. With emphasis on the importance of human relationships. The Child of the Dawn, 1912. A work on the subject of death, observed poetically and imaginatively, to explore our mysterious hope of immortality. Escape and Other Essays, 1915. A collection of essays on: literature and life, the new poets, sunset, dreams, and that other one. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with bumping to the extremities particularly the tail of the spine of 'Thy Rod and Thy Staff' and the edges of 'Escape&apos. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot or annotation. Minor age toning to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to front paste down. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .