English novelist, biographer and short story writer
The creator of Mapp and Lucia, E.F. Benson (always known as Fred)
ranks with P.G. Woodhouse as one of Britain's greatest humorists. The Life of E.F.Benson
Benson Walks
The E F Benson Society offer a guided walk around Rye, looking at the
houses and places associated with Mapp and Lucia and their creator, E F
Benson. Visit the
Benson website to find out more about Rye Walks
The background to Mapp & Lucia
The principal setting of four of the Mapp and Lucia books is a
town called Tilling, which is recognizably based on Rye where
Benson lived for many years from 1918 and served as
mayor
from 1934 .
Benson's home,
Lamb House, served as the model for Mallards, Lucia's home in some
of the Tilling series. There really was a handsome 'Garden Room'
adjoining the street but, unfortunately, it was destroyed by a bomb in
the Second World War.
E F Benson Society
The National Trust
Find out more about E B Benson before your visit to Rye. Take
an E F Benson Rye Walk and find out more about Mapp & Lucia.
See website for further details.
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