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by: Jim Bingen - Tue, 17 Aug 2021 16:17 UTC

Does anyone know any current scholars who might have continued in Gordon Ernst’s footsteps with respect to Robert Benchley?
I am looking for a short piece written by Benchley that does not seem to be in the list of Benchley essays that Ernst compiled and published.
I am interested in a piece about the ritual of starting the furnace fire in the Fall. It’s not the one listed in the Ernst compilation.
I thought perhaps a Benchley scholar might be able to help me track it down..
Thanks much for any help or leads.

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