The House of Defence E F Benson circa 1906 book offered by the Authors and Newspaper Association. Lovely decorative cover that would be great in your library as decorative accent. It's an interesting story too typical of the "modern" stories of the early 1900's exploring society and it's new views and values. Story Synopsis: Lord Thurso¹ Raynham is a jolly-decent-chap type of toff who happens to be prey to crippling neuralgic headaches. He accidentally becomes addicted to the laudanum (opium) he takes to counter the effects of these. All other attempts to cure Thurso of his addiction having failed, his sister Maud, who during the course of the book becomes converted to Christian Science, partly because she's in love with the jolly-decent-chap-despite-being-American-and-a-Christian Scientist who teaches it to her, persuades Thurso to have a go with Mrs Eddy's mumbo-jumbo² ~ and lo! it works.
That's basically all there is to it, apart from the usual Bensonian diversions into beside-the-point characters and plots-that-are-never-finished-off. But it moves along at a fairly quick rate (for EFB) and the story is sufficiently different from the usual fare to hold the attention and interest. (story summary from Wiki)
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It's such a nice book to hold and browse through as it is to read it's quaint tale--lovely to read and lovely to add to your decor. It would be a perfect gift for the book lover in your life. Great Vintage Library Decor...wonderful bookshelf material. Pretty Decorative graphic cover.
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DIMENSIONS and SPECS: Approx. 7 3/4" X 5 1/4" X 1 5/16" 318 Pages The Authors and Newspaper Association Publishers New York and London Circa 1906 R. H. White & Company Special Edition Boston Massachusetts With 4 color illustrations List of other books by E F Benson in back. Brown/tan cloth boards--with attractive red, white, & black title decorations to the front board and spine. Author E F Benson 4 "Water Color" illustrations by H. Richard Boehm . There is a slight amount of wear to the spine top and bottom from shelf. Light wear to book corners. Some staining to cover. Inscription in front original owner 1908 Book is in good vintage condition. Please see photos as they are part of the description. Use zoom feature to see greater detail.
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