Lewis Melville
Lewis Saul Benjamin was an English author, born into a Jewish family in London, England and educated privately in England and Germany. From 1896 to 1901 he was known as an actor, though part of his time even then was devoted to literature.
His publications include:
- The Life of William Makepeace Thackeray
- 20 vol. edition of Thackeray's works
- In the World of Mimes: A Theatrical Novel
- The Thackeray Country
- Victorian Novelists
- The First Gentleman of England
- Bath under Beau Nash
- The Beau of the Regency
- King Edward VII: His Life & Reign. The Record of a Noble Career
- The Life and Letters of Laurence Sterne
- The Life and Letters of William Cobbett
- The Life and Writings of Philip, Duke of Wharton
- Trial of the Duchess of Kingston Notable British Trials series