Escape and other essays

Name: Escape and other essays
Author: A.C. Benson

"Escape and Other Essays" is a collection of essays written by A.C. Benson in the early 20th century. The book explores various themes such as literature, art, and society, with Benson offering his thoughts on topics like the importance of escapism, the role of imagination in creativity, and the tension between tradition and modernity. Through his essays, Benson provides insightful commentary on the cultural and intellectual landscape of his time, while also offering timeless observations that remain relevant today.

By A.C. Benson · First published 1917 · Genre: Non-fiction, Essay Collection, Literary criticism · 21 chapters · 66,639 words

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I walked to-day down by the river side. The Cam is a stream much slighted by the lover of wild and romantic scenery; and its chief merit, in the eyes of our boys, is that it approaches more nearly to a canal in its straightness and the deliberation of its slow lapse than many more famous floods -- and is therefore more adapted for the maneuvres of eight-oared boats! But it is a beautiful place, I am sure; and my ghost will certainly walk there, "if our loves remain," as Browning says, both for the sake of old memories and for the love of its own sweet peaceableness. I passed out of the town, out of the straggling suburbs, away from tall, puffing chimneys, and under the clanking railway bridge; and then at once the scene opens, wide pasture-lands on either side, and rows of old willows, the gnarled trunks holding up their clustered rods.

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Work type: Essay
Author: A.C. Benson
Date: 1917 CE
Language: English
Genres: Non-fiction, Essay Collection, Literary criticism
Length: 66,639 words
Structure: 21 chapters, 614 paragraphs
Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)

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Non-fiction — A.C. Benson's 'Escape and Other Essays' is a collection of essays examining a variety of topics, therefore falling under the non-fiction genre.
Essay Collection — The book is a collection of essays, which is a recognized literary genre. It is a different approach compared to novels or poetry.
Literary criticism — Several of the essays involve critiques of literature, thus making it fall under the umbrella of literary criticism.