The Impossible Life of Mary Benson: The Extraordinary Story of a Victorian Wife

by Rodney Bolt

Book Overview

The remarkable true story of the life of Mary Benson: wife of an archbishop, friend of
Queen Victoria, mother of three "unpermissably gifted" children--including E. F.
Benson, and in love with dozens of women

Sometimes touching and sometimes hilarious, this is the story of one lovable, brilliant woman and her trajectory through the often surprising opportunities and the remarkable limitations of a Victorian woman's life. Young...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0092G5GBQ
• ISBN13: 9781843548621
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Atlantic Books (UK)
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.1" x 7.7"