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Zuleika Dobson is an incredibly beautiful young woman, famous as a conjuror, who visits Oxford as the guest of her grandfather, Warden of Judas College. There she meets the extremely eligible Duke of Dorset, an undergraduate, who leads the other students first into falling in love with her and then into suicide because of her. Sir Henry Maximilian "Max" Beerbohm (1872-1956) was an English writer, caricaturist, and humorist best known for his novel ZULEIKA DOBSON.

A collection of Beerbohm's essays from the 1890s written while he was still a student at Oxford. The book launched Beerbohm's career as an essayist. Replete with mock-scholarly footnotes and biographical information, The Works epitomizes Beerbohm's penchant for deflating pretentiousness with satiric imitation.

The Best Works of Max BeerbohmA Christmas GarlandA.V. Laider,And Even NowEnoch SoamesJames PethelSeven MenThe Works of Max BeerbohmYet AgainZuleika Dobson

The Best Works of Max BeerbohmA Christmas GarlandA.V. Laider,And Even NowEnoch SoamesJames PethelSeven MenThe Works of Max BeerbohmYet AgainZuleika Dobson

The collection consists of seven essays, each focusing on a different notable figure from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Beerbohm uses his wit and sharp pen to provide caricature-like sketches of these individuals, often exaggerating their quirks and eccentricities. While the essays are humorous and satirical, they also offer insightful commentary on the nature of celebrity, art, and society.The seven men featured in the essays are George Bernard Shaw, H.G. Wells, G.K. Chesterton,...

This satirical novel of life and love at Oxford University is one of the Modern Library's 100 Best NovelsMax Beerbohm's only novel is a comic masterpiece set in the privileged environs of Judas College, Oxford. When beautiful prestidigitator Zuleika Dobson gains admittance to the all-male campus, romance is suddenly in the air. But the smitten undergraduates are out of luck, because this femme fatale can only love a man unaffected by her charms.The snobbish ...

That old bell, presage of a train, had just sounded through Oxford station; and the undergraduates who were waiting there, gay figures in tweed or flannel, moved to the margin of the platform and gazed idly up the line. Young and careless, in the glow of the afternoon sunshine, they struck a sharp note of incongruity with the worn boards they stood on, with the fading signals and grey eternal walls of that antique station, which, familiar to them and insignificant, does yet whisper to the ...

The Works of Max Beerbohm is a celebrated collection that showcases the wit and humor of one of the most prominent English caricaturists and essayists. Beerbohm's writing is characterized by its sharp satire and keen observations of society, making his works both entertaining and thought-provoking. His unique style blends a playful use of language with insightful commentary on the human condition, reflecting the cultural milieu of his time. Readers are drawn into his world through his clev...

This Halcyon Classics ebook edition contains seventeen works by British novelist and caricaturist Max Beerbohm, including 'Zuleika Dobson.' Includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.Zuleika DobsonYet AgainA Christmas GarlandAnd Even NowJames PethelA.V. LaiderEnoch SoamesHilary Maltby and Stephen Braxton‘Savonarola' BrownSavonarola, A TragedyDandies and Dandies

n the essay, Beerbohm presents A.V. Laider as a poet with a rather mundane and unremarkable life. Laider is portrayed as a poet who lacks the romanticized image that many people associate with literary figures. Instead, he is depicted as a regular individual who attends tea parties, worries about his health, and experiences the ordinary challenges of life.Through his humorous and satirical style, Beerbohm plays with the contrast between the romanticized expectations of poets and the banal ...

The classic romantic comedy Zuleika Dobson is a comic masterpiece set in the privileged environs of Judas College, Oxford. When beautiful siren Zuleika Dobson gains admittance to the all-male campus, romance is suddenly in the air. But the smitten undergraduates are out of luck because this femme fatale can only love a man unaffected by her charms. The snobbish and taciturn Duke of Dorset appears up to the challenge, but his wall of indifference crumbles when Zuleika falls for him...