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On the Edge of Paradise: A. C. Benson, Diarist

David Newsome

A biography based upon a re-examination of the diaries following the expiry of the embargo, contains further quotation, but no extended passages.

BiographyBiography · medium confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyAward Category: Costa Book Awards: Biography -> BiographyAward Category: Biography -> BiographyBiography & Public Lives

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Costa Book Awards: Biography1980WinnerSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • A. C. Benson86%

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The biography is based on a re-examination of Benson’s diaries after the embargo expired, adding further quotation without extended passages.

    Model confidence 72%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    28 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 78%.