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Max Beerbohm
Works and More is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1896. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel…
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Sir Max Beerbohm
"The Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale for Tired Men" by Sir Max Beerbohm is a masterpiece of English literature, blending satire and irony to dissect Victorian society's moral hypocrisy. Through…
He did not raise his hat in answer to my salute, but smiled most graciously and made as though he would extend his hand to me, mistaking me, I doubt…
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Sir Max Beerbohm, Sir
General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1896 Original Publisher: Charles Scribner’s Sons Subjects: Biography
The Works of Max Beerbohm is a collection of satirical essays by Max Beerbohm. It was published in 1896 at The Bodley Head, his publisher John Lane contributing a detailed…
Max Beerbohm, Sir
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
Short excerpt: He flung back the wings of his cape with a gesture which had not those wings been waterproof might have seemed to hurl defiance at things in general…
Yet, I know, many worthy folk would like the book blotted out of existence. These are they who understand and love the art of painting, but neither love nor understand…
First published in 1911, a satiric look at undergraduate life at Oxford recounts the humorous impact of a visit by Zuleika, a beautiful young woman, during Eights Week. Reprint.
Max Beerbohm's More is a brilliant collection of essays and caricatures by one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. Witty, insightful, and often irreverent, these pieces offer…
"A Christmas Garland" is a collection of Christmas stories written by Max Beerbohm, an English essayist, caricaturist, and humorist. The book was first published in 1912. Max Beerbohm is known…
This charming novella tells the story of a beautiful and enigmatic young woman who visits Oxford and captivates the hearts of the university's male students. Through witty prose and clever…
First published in 1912, this book contains a collection of parodies by Max Beerbohm. He provides spoofs of his well-known contemporaries - Henry James, Rudyard Kipling, Thomas Hardy and others…
The Happy Hypocrite - A Fairy Tale for Tired Men - Vol. 1 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1897. Hansebooks is editor of the literature…
Zuleika Dobson, full title Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story, is the only novel by Max Beerbohm, a very successful satire of undergraduate life at Oxford published in 1911…
In 1909, ten years had elapsed since Max Beerbohm’s last volume of essays. In the time which had passed, his style had evolved to become a little more elegiac, a…
This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve…
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Originally published in 1943, this book presents the content of the Rede Lecture for that year, which was delivered by Max Beerbohm at Cambridge University. This book will be of…
Zuleika Dobson is the granddaughter of the Warden of Judas College, Oxford. She is also a famed prestidigitator, with a somewhat lively reputation and questionable skill! However, she is one…
A Christmas Garland, Woven by Max Beerbohm is a collection of seventeen parodies written by English caricaturist, essayist and parodist Max Beerbohm.
This charming collection of Christmas-themed essays and short…
