Lewis Saul Benjamin (

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, Lewis Melville; 1874–1932) was an

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author, born into a

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familyWilliam D. Rubinstein, Michael Jolles, Hilary L. Rubinstein, ''The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History'', Palgrave Macmillan (2011), p. 74 in London, England and educated privately in England and Germany. From 1896 to 1901 he was known as an actor, though part of his time even then was devoted to literature. His publications include: * ''The Life of

William Makepeace Thackeray William Makepeace Thackeray ( ; 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was an English novelist and illustrator. He is known for his Satire, satirical works, particularly his 1847–1848 novel ''Vanity Fair (novel), Vanity Fair'', a panoramic portra ...

'' (two volumes, 1899) * ''In the World of Mimes: A Theatrical Novel'' (1902) * ''The Thackeray Country'' (1905) * ''Victorian Novelists'' (1906) * The First Gentleman of England (two volumes, 1906) * ''Bath under Beau Nash'' (1907) * ''The Beau of the Regency'' (1908) * ''King

Edward VII Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until Death and state funeral of Edward VII, his death in 1910. The second child ...

: His Life & Reign. The Record of a Noble Career'' (six volumes, 1910; with Edgar Sanderson) * ''The Life and Letters of

Laurence Sterne Laurence Sterne (24 November 1713 – 18 March 1768) was an Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric. He is best known for his comic novels ''The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman'' (1759–1767) and ''A Sentimental Journey Thro ...

'' (two volumes, 1911; American edition, 1912) * ''The Life and Letters of

William Cobbett William Cobbett (9 March 1763 – 18 June 1835) was an English pamphleteer, journalist, politician, and farmer born in Farnham, Surrey. He was one of an Agrarianism, agrarian faction seeking to reform Parliament, abolish "rotten boroughs", restr ...

'' (two volumes, 1912; American edition, 1913) * ''The life and writings of Philip, Duke of Wharton'' (1913) * An edition of Thackeray's works (twenty volumes, 1901–07)

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