A Reaping
E. F. Benson
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Description
Benson wrote this novel, A Reaping, published by Nelson of London and dedicated to Lady Evelyn Lister. The catalog creator field uses the author's initials; the head prints the surname alone in its title line. The chapters are named for the months, from June of one year to May of the next, so the tale runs a full turning year.
June opens on the dullest of subjects, health: nobody with good health gives it two thoughts, the narrator says, and nobody thinks of it at all until his own begins to fail. That turn starts the story's reaping, the harvest of a life sown earlier. Benson, of the famous writing family, works here in a quieter key than his society comedies.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | E. F. Benson |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 403 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |