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Robert Hugh Benson (18 November 1871 – 19 October 1914) was the youngest son of Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury, and younger brother of Edward Frederic Benson. Benson was educated at Eton College, and then studied Classics and Theology at Trinity College, Cambridge, from 1890 to 1893. In 1895, he was ordained a priest in the Church of England by his father, Edward White Benson, who was then Archbishop of Canterbury.

His father died suddenly in 1896, and Benson was sent on a trip to the Middle East to recover his own health. While there, he began to question the status of the Church of England and to consider the claims of the Roman Catholic Church. His own piety began to tend toward the High Church variety, and he started exploring religious life in various Anglican communities, eventually obtaining permission to join the Community of the Resurrection.

Benson made his profession as a member of the community in 1901, at which time he had no thoughts of leaving the Church of England. But as he continued his studies and began writing, he became more and more uneasy with his own doctrinal position, and on 11 September 1903 he was received into the Roman Catholic Church.

He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1904 and sent to Cambridge. He continued his writing career along with the usual elements of priestly ministry. He was named a monsignor in 1911.

"Robert Hugh Benson: Life and Works," a biography by Janet Grayson was published in 1998.

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Total Books: 366
An Alphabet of Saints
An Alphabet of Saints (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781930873124
ISBN-10: 1930873123
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An Average Man
An Average Man (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781602100084
ISBN-10: 160210008X
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Religion & Spirituality
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Book Essays
Book Essays [Essay Index Reprint Series] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780836901955
ISBN-10: 0836901959
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A Book of the Love of Jesus
A Book of the Love of Jesus A Collection of Ancient English Devotions in Prose and Verse
By What Authority
By What Authority (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780554062952
ISBN-10: 055406295X
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A Child's Rule of Life
A Child's Rule of Life (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781930873131
ISBN-10: 1930873131
Genre: Christian Books & Bibles
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Christ in the Church
Christ in the Church (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781110652778
ISBN-10: 1110652771
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Christ In The Church A Volume Of Religious Essays
Christ in the Church a Volume of Religious Essays [1911] (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781104082017
ISBN-10: 1104082012
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Come Rack Come Rope
Come Rack Come Rope (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780223292253
ISBN-10: 0223292257
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Come Rack   Come Rope
Come Rack Come Rope (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781406820683
ISBN-10: 1406820687
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Come Rack  Come Rope
Come Rack Come Rope (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781406822748
ISBN-10: 1406822744
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Come Rack Come Rope Volume 1
Come Rack Come Rope Volume 1 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781402176425
ISBN-10: 1402176422
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Come Rack Come Rope Volume 2
Come Rack Come Rope Volume 2 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781402156410
ISBN-10: 1402156413
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Confessions of a convert
Confessions of a Convert The Classic Spiritual Autobiography from the Author of Lord of the World
The conventionalists
The Conventionalists (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781171894377
ISBN-10: 1171894376
Genre: History
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The Cost of a Crown a Story of Douay
The Cost of a Crown a Story of Douay (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781152150751
ISBN-10: 1152150758
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The Cost of a Crown A Story of Douay  Durham a Sacred Drama in Three Acts
The Cost of a Crown a Story of Douay Durham a Sacred Drama in Three Acts [1910] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781112395017
ISBN-10: 1112395016
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The Coward
The Coward [1912] (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780548792094
ISBN-10: 0548792097
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Dawn of All
Dawn of All (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780554329239
ISBN-10: 0554329239
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Dawn of All [Classic Reprint] (Paperback)
The Temple of Death and Other Stories [Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural] (Paperback)