![]() She spent some of her childhood in Germany and Switzerland getting an education. By her sixth birthday, she and her family, based in London, had moved frequently. Stella was often ill during her childhood. Stella Benson (1892-1933) was an English feminist, travel writer and novelist. She was also the author of Twenty (1918) and Living Alone (1919). These were followed by two collections of short stories, Hope Against Hope (1931) and Christmas Formula (1932). ![]() Goodbye, Stranger was written in 1926, followed by The Man Who Missed the Bus in 1928 and finally Tobit Transplanted in 1930, which won the Femina Vie Heureuse Prize. Benson's writings kept coming, but her later works are not well known today. These experiences inspired her next work, The Poor Man (1922). She took on a job at The University of California as a tutor, then as an editorial reader for The University Press. These efforts inspired Benson to write novels I Pose (1915) and This Is the End (1917). During World War I, she supported the troops by gardening and by helping poor women in London's East End at The Charity Organisation Society. ![]() Like her older female relatives, she supported women's suffrage. Stella was noted for being compassionate and interested in social issues. Stella Benson (1892-1933) was an English feminist travel writer and novelist. ![]()
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