Project Gutenberg 2009-10-28 Public domain in the USA. 255 Benson, Arthur Christopher 1862 1925 Benson, A. C. (Arthur Christopher) Carr, Christopher Beside Still Waters Produced by Al Haines "Beside Still Waters" by Arthur Christopher Benson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book follows the life of Hugh Neville as he reflects on his childhood, relationships, and personal growth, interspersing his experiences with meditative contemplation and philosophical musings about life and existence. The opening of the novel introduces Hugh Neville, who frequently engages in reminiscences about his childhood and family. He describes the contrasting natures of his parents—his father's sternness shaped by a difficult upbringing, and his mother's nurturing demeanor coming from a background of wealth. Through vivid recollections, Hugh reflects on the idyllic scenes of his early years spent in nature, his sensory experiences, and the formative impact of books and his family's religious life. Despite the comfort of his environment, he shares a sense of detachment regarding relationships, emphasizing his early emotional turmoil and loneliness, ultimately setting the stage for his journey of self-discovery and exploration of deeper life questions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Conduct of life -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: British Literature 569925 2025-06-12T04:04:30.614874 text/html 551528 2021-01-05T01:41:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 202562 2021-01-05T01:41:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 290573 2025-06-12T04:04:40.103850 application/epub+zip 298522 2025-06-12T04:04:34.161893 application/epub+zip 286971 2025-06-12T04:04:32.806888 application/epub+zip 497413 2025-06-12T04:04:44.900805 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473354 2025-06-12T04:04:39.232841 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 446094 2022-09-13T10:46:19.051978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533726 2025-06-12T04:04:29.862920 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 533532 2021-01-05T01:41:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 200539 2021-01-05T01:41:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 533523 2021-01-05T01:41:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 200499 2021-01-05T01:41:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20059 2025-06-12T04:04:45.202813 application/rdf+xml 12095 2025-06-12T04:04:33.393873 image/jpeg 3010 2025-06-12T04:04:33.106876 image/jpeg 279462 2025-06-12T04:04:30.727874 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia