The Room in the Tower - About the Author

The Room in the Tower was written by Edward Frederic Benson.  It is a story of recurring dreams and nightmares. E. F. Benson came from a talented literary family. He was the son of a clergyman and was born in Wellington College, Berkshire, England, where his father was the headmaster. E F Benson spent his childhood in some great houses as his father – who later became the Archbishop of Canterbury – moved upwards through the ranks of the clergy. He was a prolific writer – as were his brothers Arthur and Robert – writing over 100 books including novels, biographies and books on different subjects such as sport, politics, war and archaeology. He published his first novel Dodo in 1893, 

but today he is best known for his tales of the supernatural 

and for the six ‘Mapp and Lucia’ books, the first of which

 was published  in 1920. E F Benson spent the last twenty

 years of his life in  Rye, East Sussex, England, and he was

 mayor of the town three times from 1934–37. 

He died in London in  1940.