E. F. Benson

These spine-tingling tales, from the golden age of the ghost story, are sure to leave you with a creeping sense of dread....

The short story is considered to be one of the most challenging genres because of the need for compact plotlines and the ability to conjure up atmosphere and character in a few sentences....

Fifty of the greatest classic horror stories ever written....

Sharply observant and wickedly funny, E.F. Benson's six Mapp and Lucia novels satirize the upper-middle-class social climbers in 1920s and '30s rural England. Games of bridge and cups of tea fuel hilarious gossip and vindictive plots a-plenty....

A wonderful collection of 50 of the best classic ghost stories ever written....

Sharply observant and wickedly funny, E.F. Benson's six Mapp and Lucia novels satirize the upper-middle-class social climbers in 1920s and '30s rural England. Games of bridge and cups of tea fuel hilarious gossip and vindictive plots a-plenty. Volume 1 contains the first three books....

A terrifying collection of classic Victorian short stories about ghosts, werewolves and vampires....

A gripping collection of the very best classic mystery and adventure stories....

Fifty terrifying short stories from the great classic horror writers....

E. F. Benson, best known for his irresistible Mapp and Lucia novels set in the fictional town of Tilling, England, was a prolific and beloved novelist....

A gripping collection of over 50 of the greatest short stories written by great British writers....

Don't be frightened of the dark corners of your room. Don't be alarmed by a sudden inexplicable chill....

Barbara Jefford is the hilariously outrageous Lucia in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of the novel by E.F. Benson....

Emmeline Lucas, known to all as "Lucia", and her husband, Peppino, acquire a second home in fashionable Brompton Square in London from a deceased Aunt. When they move there for the season, Lucia's 'subjects' in Riseholme seethe with envy and outrage....

Thirteen classic stories of horror and the supernatural by some of the greatest writers in the genre....

"Dodo Wonders" is the third and final installment in the "Dodo" series by E. F. Benson. The series was rumoured to be based on Lady Asquith...

The narrative follows the stylishly controversial Dodo, a young woman from the British upper-middle-class. She is very confident she is about...

When a Londoner retreats to the Cornish Coast for a break, he encounters a veiled woman....

Keen to escape London to work on their respective music scores and novel, two cousins stumble across a rural holiday let that is well below their budget. But it soon proves too good to be true when something on the top landing starts spooking them and their staff....

Brain surgeon Dr Francis Assheton is sceptical when one of his oldest friends holds a séance to show him ‘The Thing’ that has been appearing at his home. But when he witnesses it for himself and his friend then dies in mysterious circumstances, the doctor must recount his tale....