6 ▁– ▁ 1 9 1 7 ) ▁and ▁Mi ri am ▁B ensus an ▁( 1 8 4 8 ▁– ▁ 1 9 2 6 ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁B ensus an ▁was ▁art ic led ▁to ▁a ▁firm ▁of ▁solic itors ▁following ▁his ▁education ▁at ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁London ▁School ▁and ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁E aling ▁School . ▁However , ▁he ▁soon ▁left ▁this ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁writing ▁career ▁gain ing , ▁first , ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁music ▁and ▁drama ▁critic ▁for ▁the ▁Gent le man ' s ▁Journal ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁and ▁then ▁for ▁the ▁Illustr ated ▁London ▁News . ▁He ▁was ▁soon ▁gain ing ▁comm issions ▁for ▁articles ▁published ▁in ▁other ▁well ▁known ▁and ▁successful ▁journ als ▁including ▁Van ity ▁Fair ▁and ▁the ▁Daily ▁Sk etch . ▁An ▁article ▁B ensus an ▁wrote ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁on ▁the ▁mist re at ment ▁of ▁performing ▁animals ▁for ▁the ▁English ▁Illustr ated ▁Magazine ▁created ▁a ▁storm ▁and , ▁ultimately , ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁en act ment ▁of ▁an ▁Act ▁of ▁Parliament ▁to ▁prevent ▁cruel ty ▁to ▁performing ▁animals . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁writing , ▁he ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁editor ship ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁World . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁he ▁started ▁visit ing ▁and ▁stay ing ▁at ▁a ▁farm house ▁in ▁Ash eld ham ▁in ▁Es sex ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁country ▁purs uits . ▁Even ▁though ▁B ensus an ▁wrote