Benson
noun
E(dward) F(rederic). 1867–1940, British writer, noted esp for a series of comic novels featuring the characters Mapp and Lucia
Contemporary Examples
The 10 Best Movie Sex Scenes of 2013: ‘Blue Is the Warmest Color,’ ‘Spring Breakers,’ and More Marlow Stern December 18, 2013
60 Years Through His Lens Isabel Wilkinson December 1, 2009
Buzz Bissinger Checks Into Rehab for Shopping Addiction—But Is It Real? Isabel Wilkinson March 27, 2013
Wisconsin Political Attack Ad Forces Mom to Re-Live Anguish Over Murdered Son Michael Daly June 7, 2012
Wisconsin Political Attack Ad Forces Mom to Re-Live Anguish Over Murdered Son Michael Daly June 7, 2012
Historical Examples
Ruth Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Robert Elsmere Mrs. Humphry Ward
The Taming of Red Butte Western Francis Lynde
Elkan Lubliner, American Montague Glass
Ruth Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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