An Illustrated edition of The Capsina. The Capsina: An Historical Novel is the 1899 novel by the famous English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer, E. F. Benson. The novel is a historical novel set in the 19th century country of Greece. It contains themes common to many of Benson's novels, that of intrigue romance and mystery; all set against the beautiful blue backdrop of the Mediterranean. Odin's Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind's literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama.