The Classic Collection of Max Beerbohm by Max Beerbohm is an illustrated anthology that gathers the finest works of one of England’s most brilliant satirists and stylists. Blending fiction, parody, essays, and whimsical sketches, this volume showcases Beerbohm’s wit, elegance, and sharp social observation, offering readers a sparkling portrait of late Victorian and Edwardian literary culture. At the heart of the collection is Zuleika Dobson, a comic masterpiece set in Oxford, where the arr...

Max Beerbohm crafts a delightful satire set in the hallowed halls of Oxford. The enchanting yet unremarkable Zuleika Dobson entrances the university's elite, igniting a whirlwind of romantic obsession among the young men, including the Duke of Dorset. As infatuations turn to comically tragic extremes, Beerbohm explores themes of beauty, vanity, and the folly of love in this whimsical tale that deftly skewers Edwardian society.

A christmas garland is a collection of literary parodies that imitates the styles of prominent Edwardian writers while using a festive framework to unify its satirical approach. The work presents a series of carefully crafted imitations that replicate the narrative voice tone and stylistic habits of well known authors, demonstrating a deep understanding of literary technique and individual writing personalities. Each parody goes beyond surface imitation to recreate the structural rhythm an...

Zuleika Dobson is the only novel by Max Beerbohm, who otherwise earned his fame as a caricaturist and essayist. Despite that, Zuleika Dobson has earned no small measure of fame, with the Modern Library ranking it 59th in its "100 Best English-Language Novels of the 20th Century." Beerbohm's essays were famous for their sharp wit and humor, and Zuleika follows in that tradition-Beerbohm himself called the novel "the work of a leisurely essayist amusing himself wit...

In "The Happy Hypocrite," Max Beerbohm crafts a whimsical fairy tale exploring the themes of artifice and authenticity. The protagonist, Lord George Hell, undergoes a fantastical transformation to win the woman he desires. This satirical novella delves into societal expectations, the pursuit of happiness, and the complex interplay between truth and pretense, all wrapped in Beerbohm's signature wit and ironic charm.

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"And Even Now" by Max Beerbohm offers a captivating collection of essays that delve into the social, literary, and artistic nuances of the early 20th century. Beerbohm's wit and keen observations provide a delightful exploration of personalities, events, and reflections on his contemporary world, creating a literary tapestry that resonates with humor and insight.

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I offer here some of the essays that I have written in the course of the past ten years. While I was collecting them and (quite patiently) reading them again, I found that a few of them were in direct reference to the moments at which they were severally composed. It was clear that these must have their dates affixed to them. And for sake of uniformity I have dated all the others, and, doing so, have thought I need not exclude all such topical remarks as in them too were uttered, nor throw...

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 ...

AN NYRB CLASSICS ORIGINALVirginia Woolf called Max Beerbohm “the prince” of essayists, F. W. Dupee praised his “whim of iron” and “cleverness amounting to genius,” while Beerbohm himself noted that “only the insane take themselves quite seriously.” From his precocious debut as a dandy in 1890s Oxford until he put his pen aside in the aftermath of World War II, Beerbohm was recognized as an incomparable observer of modern life and an essayist whose voice was always and only his own....

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 ...