| LC control no. | n 50057241 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PR6003.E7 |
| Personal name heading | Benson, Robert Hugh, 1871-1914 |
| Variant(s) | Benson, R. H. (Robert Hugh), 1871-1914 |
| Birth date | 1871-11-18 |
| Death date | 1914-10-19 |
| Place of birth | Berkshire (England) |
| Place of death | Salford (Greater Manchester, England) |
| Field of activity | Fiction Children's literature Devotional literature |
| Profession or occupation | Authors Priests |
| Found in | His Papers of a pariah, 1907 Spiritualism, 1911?: t.p. (Rev. R.H. Benson, M.A.) Cambridge Univ. Libr. database, Sept. 30, 2011 (usage: Robert Hugh Benson; R.H. Benson) Wikipedia, Apr. 24, 2019 (Robert Hugh Benson AFSC KC*SG KGCHS (18 November 1871, Wellington College, Berkshire-19 October 1914, Salford Cathedral, Salford) was an English Anglican priest who in 1903 was received into the Roman Catholic Church in which he was ordained priest in 1904. He was a prolific writer of fiction and wrote the notable dystopian novel Lord of the World (1907). His output encompassed historical, horror and science fiction, contemporary fiction, children's stories, plays, apologetics, devotional works and articles. He continued his writing career at the same time as he progressed through the hierarchy to become a Chamberlain to the Pope in 1911 and subsequently titled Monsignor. |
| Associated language | eng |
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