author
Lewis Melville
1874–1932
A prolific English biographer and literary historian, he wrote lively books on figures such as Thackeray, George III, John Gay, and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Before turning fully to writing, he also spent several years on the stage.
6 Audiobooks
Farmer George, Volume 1
by Lewis Melville
Thackeray
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton, Lewis Melville
Life And Letters Of John Gay (1685-1732), Author of "The Beggar's Opera"
by Lewis Melville
Lady Mary Wortley Montague, Her Life and Letters (1689-1762)
by Lewis Melville, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Farmer George, Volume 2
by Lewis Melville
Some Eccentrics & a Woman
by Lewis Melville
About the author
Lewis Melville was the pen name of Lewis Saul Benjamin (1874–1932), an English author born in London and educated privately in England and Germany. He was also known as an actor in the late 1890s before devoting himself more fully to literary work.
He became especially well known as a biographer and editor, with a strong interest in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century literary and historical figures. His books include studies of William Makepeace Thackeray, George III in Farmer George, John Gay, and *Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. His work is often remembered for making literary history approachable and readable.
Writing under the name Lewis Melville, Benjamin produced a large body of work and built a reputation as a hardworking, wide-ranging man of letters. His books remain of interest to readers who enjoy biography, literary history, and vivid portraits of well-known figures from Britain’s past.