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For some years after his death in 1940, E.F. Benson was a forgotten man of English letters, remembered only by a few for his supernatural fiction. But over the last decade this has all changed, as successful TV adaptations of his comic masterpieces, the "Mapp and Lucia" stories, have transformed his reputation. Here are 26 of Benson's delightful short stories, most of which have never been published in book form.