The Book of Months by E.F. Benson
The Book of Months by E.F. Benson is a collection of short stories that were originally published in The Strand Magazine between 1908 and 1925. The book includes 36 stories, each one set during a different month of the year. The stories are known for their wit, humor, and satire, as well as their exploration of human nature and social commentary.
By E.F. Benson · First published 2023 · Genre: Horror, Short Stories, Fantasy · 12 chapters · 59,748 words
First lines
Thick yellow fog, and in consequence electric light to dress by and breakfast by, was the opening day of the year. Never, to anyone who looks at this fact in the right spirit, did a year dawn more characteristically. The denseness, the utter inscrutability of the face of that which should be, was never better typified. We blindly groped on the threshold of the future, feeling here for a bell-handle, here for a knocker, while the door still stood shut. Then, about mid-day, sudden commotions shook the vapours; dim silhouettes of house-roofs, promised lands perhaps, or profiled wrecks, stood suddenly out against swirling orange whirlpools of mist; and from my window, which commanded a double view up and down Oxford Street, I looked out over the crawling traffic, with an interest, as if in the unfolding of some dramatic plot, on the battle of the skies.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: E.F. Benson
- Date: 2023 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Horror, Short Stories, Fantasy, Fiction
- Length: 59,748 words
- Structure: 12 chapters, 596 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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Genres
- Horror — E.F. Benson is known for his horror tales and 'The Book of Months' contains stories with supernatural themes.
- Short Stories — The book is a collection of short stories, each representing a different month of the year.
- Fantasy — The book features supernatural elements and situations that go beyond the factual or physical world.
- Fiction — The stories in the book are from the author's imagination and are not based on real events or people.
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literature · fiction · novel · short stories · British literature · 20th century · character study · social commentary · humor · family dynamics · relationships · seasonal themes