The Light Invisible

by Robert Hugh Benson

Overview

Benson (1871-1914) was an English Anglican priest who in 1903 was received into the Roman Catholic Church in which he was ordained a priest in 1904. He was educated at Eton College and then studied classics and theology at Trinity College, Cambridge from 1890-93. In 1895 he was ordained a priest in the Church of England by his father, Edward White Benson, who was the then Archbishop of Canterbury but by the early 1900s he had become more and more uneasy with his own doctrinal position which led to his ordination as a Roman Catholic priest. He was a prolific writer of fiction whose output encompassed historical, horror and science fiction, contemporary fiction and children's stories, as well as plays, devotional works and articles. He continued his writing career at the same time as he progressed through the hierarchy to become a Chamberlain to the Pope in 1911 and subsequently titled Monsignor. This collection of horror and ghost stories was published in 1903.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780972982160
Publisher:	Once and Future Books
Publication date:	05/05/2005
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.27(d)

About the Author

Robert Hugh Benson was an English Catholic priest and author who lived from 18 November 1871 to 19 October 1914. He began his ministry as an Anglican priest before being welcomed and ordained in the Catholic Church in 1903. He also wrote a lot of fiction, including Come Rack! Come to Rope! and the well-known dystopian novel Lord of the World. His works include current fiction, children's stories, plays, apologetics, devotional writings, and historical, horror, and science fiction. In parallel with rising through the ranks to serve as a Chamberlain to Pope Pius X in 1911 and earning the title of Monsignor before passing away a few years later, he continued his writing career. Benson, the younger brother of E. F., A. C., and Margaret Benson, was the youngest child of Edward White Benson, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and his wife, Mary. Robert Hugh Benson attended Eton College for his education before attending Trinity College in Cambridge from 1890 to 1893 to study classics and religion. Benson's father, who was the Archbishop of Canterbury at the time, gave him his ordination as a priest in the Church of England in 1895.