As Good as God, as Clever as the Devil: The Impossible Life of Mary Benson by

Rodney Bolt

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-God-Clever-Devil-Impossible/dp/1843548615/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309784433&sr=8-1

As thunder rumbled in the skies above Canterbury Cathedral, and hailstones as big as eggs smashed against its ancient stained-glass windows, a demure old lady murmured a prayer in front of the newly-built monument in honour of her husband.

Three years had passed since the death of Archbishop Edward Benson, but at that memorial service on a stormy summer’s day in 1899 his wife Mary was still dressed in her black widow’s weeds. With her white hair and rotund figure, she bore a remarkable resemblance to Queen Victoria — but anyone with a less conventional private life it would be hard to imagine.


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