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The Silent Isle

by Arthur Christopher Benson

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Across flat fenland, drains, dykes and distant villages, Arthur Christopher Benson finds the quiet that frames these English essays. The Silent Isle begins with a decision to exchange a restless, complicated existence for a simpler life. Benson describes wide skies, field carts, bird calls and the unusual clarity of sounds in the countryside, turning close attention to a place into a way of considering everyday experience.

His introduction presents the collection as many sketches of life, each recording an impression rather than building a single theory. The later excerpt turns to the position of artists in a society that measures achievement through prosperity and public influence. Benson argues for beauty, emotion and the value of individual preferences.

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Arthur Christopher Benson

Arthur Christopher Benson (1862 to 1925) was an English essayist, poet, and master of Magdalene College, Cambridge. He wrote the words to Land of Hope and Glory and produced many volumes of essays, tales, and reflective prose.

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Pages
170
Language
English
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