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Living Alone (1919) is a novel by Stella Benson. Considered a pioneering work of fantasy fiction, Living Alone is a story of magic set in London during the First World War. Benson's meditative, diaristic prose guides the reader alongside her protagonist, a young... Read Full Overview

A witch's perspective on world war. "Now there is hardly anything but magic abroad before seven o'clock in the morning. Only the disciples of magic like getting their feet wet, and being furiously happy on an empty stomach." Stella Benson, Living Alone An intricate, unusual early... Read Full Overview

Living Alone (1919) is a novel by Stella Benson. Considered a pioneering work of fantasy fiction, Living Alone is a story of magic set in London during the First World War. Benson's meditative, diaristic prose guides the reader alongside her protagonist, a young... Read Full Overview

We of the Never Never (1908) is an autobiographical novel by Jeannie Gunn. Based on her experience accompanying her husband Aeneas to the remote cattle station of Elsey, Gunn's novel is a fascinating masterpiece of Australian literature that explores the landscape of... Read Full Overview

As the war drew to a close, its heavy toll weighed mightily on Stella Benson's heart. Any means of escape was viable, as long as it took her truth with it. Living Alone, the most fantastical and delightfully wayward of her first three novels, was her exhausted mind's perfect... Read Full Overview

"Living Alone" from Benson Stella. English feminist, novelist, poet, and travel writer (1892-1933).

"Living Alone" from Stella Benson. English feminist, novelist, poet, and travel writer (1892-1933).

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"Living Alone" by Stella Benson is a captivating novel that epitomizes the essence of modernist British literature, weaving together themes of feminism, independence, and social commentary. Set against the backdrop of a bohemian lifestyle, Benson's novel explores the complexities... Read Full Overview

This novel tells the story of an eccentric woman who leaves behind the humdrum of World War I London to live a magical, solitary life in a small, enchanted house. Her adventures blend whimsy and surrealism, reflecting Benson's commentary on societal norms, freedom, and the... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

"Gifted ... a 'writer's writer.' Excellent workmanship joined to insight." The New York Times

"Unjustly forgotten British literary fantasy ... their masterpiece ... well worth rediscovering." The Washington Post

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As the war drew to a close, its heavy toll weighed mightily on Stella Benson's heart. Any means of escape was viable, as long as it took her truth with it. Living Alone, the most fantastical and delightfully wayward of her first three novels, was her exhausted mind's perfect... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Living Alone, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire... Read Full Overview