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He was born in London, March 30, 1874.
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He was born in London, March 30, 1874.
He was first interested in the theater as an actor, and was on the stage between 1896 and 1901. He then took up literature as a profession, and specialized in Georgian and early Victorian periods. He wrote a Life of Thackeray (1899), and edited the complete works of Thackeray (1901 - 1907). Benjamin's other works, published under his pseudonym, Lewis Melville, include Victorian Novelists (1906), the Beaux of the Regency (1908), Life and Letters of Lawrence Sterne (1911), William Cobbett (1913), Memoirs of Lady Craven (1913), London Scene (1926), Life of Smollett (1926), and Stage Favourites (1928 - 1929). Benjamin died in January 1932.
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