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A. C. Benson
Arthur Christopher Benson (1862–1925) was an English essayist, poet and author, and the 28th Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge. A. C. Benson's poems and volumes of essays, such as From a College Window, were famous in his day, and he left one of the longest diaries ever written, some fou…
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Arthur Christopher Benson (1862–1925) was an English essayist, poet and author, and the 28th Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge.
A. C. Benson's poems and volumes of essays, such as From a College Window, were famous in his day, and he left one of the longest diaries ever written, some four million words. Today he is best remembered as the author of the words to one of Britain's best-loved patriotic songs, Land of Hope and Glory, and as a brother to novelist E. F. Benson.
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