Who is Arthur Christopher Benson

Arthur Christopher Benson, (24 April 1862 – 17 June 1925) was an English essayist, poet and academic, and the 28th Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge. He wrote the lyrics of Edward Elgar’s Coronation Ode, including the words of the patriotic song "Land of Hope and Glory" (1902). His literary criticism, poems, and volumes of essays were highly regarded. He was also noted as an author of ghost stories.

Early life and family

Benson was born on 24 April 1862 at Wellington College, Berkshire as one of six children of Edward White Benson (1829–1896), Archbishop of Canterbury from 1883 to 1896 and, before that, the first headmaster of the college. His mother, Mary Sidgwick Benson, was a sister of the philosopher Henry Sidgwick.

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Arthur Christopher Benson Poems

• The Phoenix
  By feathers green, across Casbeen
  The pilgrims track the Phoenix flown,
  By gems he strew'd in waste and wood,
  And jewell'd plumes at random thrown....

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