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Which is correct, Frederic or Frederick?Flapdragon00:54, 16 August 2005 (UTC)It's spelt without the 'k'.[reply]

An anon added, a few edits ago, the following about Benson's mother: "who was discribed by Gladstone as the 'cleverest woman in Europe' and later left her family to settle in Lesbos in the company of Lucy Tait, daughter of the previous Archbishop of Canterbury." I can find no documentation of any of these statements; does anyone know whether they were true? If we can't document them I suggest that they should be dropped until verified.seglea18:10, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK, partial evidence from the net suggests that this is probably reliable. See, for example, reviews of Graham Robb'sStrangers: Homosexual Love in the Nineteenth Century - which also might contain information about E. F. Benson's own sexuality (he is referred to in various places as homosexual). If anyone has access to this book or other reliable sources it might be useful to add something on this theme.seglea18:23, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Although it's certainly true that Benson's mother did set up house with Lucy Tait, I'm afraid there is no conclusive evidence to prove that their relationship was a lesbien one - the above quote is one of hearsay; it might be true, but there is no proof. This is a topic that has been discussed greatly amongst Benson scholars, including the various books about the family (most notably biographies about AC and EF), and the overwhelming view is that it's just as likely that the relationship was completely platonic. The most accurate statement would be that Tait and Benson lived together, but the exact nature of this relationship is unknown.

Similarly, the sexuality of the Benson children has been widely debated with no definite conculsion. I do have several biographies about the Benson family, so I may add to this article, but to be honest it's a bit of a mess e.g. it's hardly surprising that his brother Robert married as he was a monsignor in the Catholic Church!—Precedingunsigned comment added by89.241.174.15 (talk) 20:29, August 30, 2007 (UTC)

RADIO ADAPTIONShasn't there been a further short series on Radio 4, possibly as part of Woman'sHour, post Ned Sherrin (and not as good) ?Daiyounger (talk)22:37, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just wondering why this article was moved fromE. F. Benson to its current title?WP:COMMONNAME would suggest it should have remained where it was - he is and always was "E. F." in his public works, as far as I'm aware, and I can't find any discussion or consensus for the move. I'll look into it further before I do anything, but I'm inclined to request a move back again.Karenjc11:33, 16 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

E.F. Benson's supernatural works were taken from the following locations, subsequently collected into the following volumes:

As well as 'spook' stories, E. F. Benson wrote short stories on other subjects:

Is there any particular reason these tables have been moved here?EwanHP (talk)16:27, 25 January 2014 (UTC)EwanHP[reply]

The opening sentence describes him as an archaeologist, but there is nothing in the rest of the article to back this up. In general there seems to be nothing about any occupation he may have had other than writing. --rossb (talk)08:06, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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