Michael Author:E. F. Benson E. F. Benson was a 19th century English biographer, novelist, short story writer, and memoirist. Benson wrote several ghost stories. His Mapp and Lucia series is his best known work. Michael also known as Mike was published in 1916. Michael is a study in Edwardian England and a comparison between England and Germany. Michael is an artist w... more »ho needs the courage it takes to make his way in society. The story begins ”Though there was nothing visibly graceful about Michael Comber, he apparently had the art of giving gracefully. He had already told his cousin Francis, who sat on the arm of the sofa by his table, that there was no earthly excuse for his having run into debt; but now when the moment came for giving, he wrote the cheque quickly and eagerly, as if thoroughly enjoying it, and passed it over to him with a smile that was extraordinarily pleasant.”« less