The Sentimentalists (1906)

What?  A Benson novel about ordinary people in ordinary situations?  Of course not.  This extraordinarily well-written novel examines the case of an egomaniac badly in need of a “reality check.”  Benson even titled an early draft of this work The Egomaniac, but chose instead a much more interesting and inviting title.

The Sentimentalists is Benson’s only novel to have an “official” sequel, The Conventionalists, which was, incidentally, another early title for The Sentimentalists.

Based on an actual person and events, The Sentimentalists provoked a great deal of controversy — from everyone except the individual on whom it was based, who loved the book!  Despite Benson’s own misgivings about the “sensational” nature of this novel, it deserves to be ranked among modern classics of English literature.

252 pages

ISBN # 9780972982175

$20.00 (U.S.)
£14.00 (U.K.)

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