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Dive into Zuleika Dobson, a brilliantly satirical exploration of undergraduate life at Edwardian Oxford. This wickedly funny tale follows the entire student body, captivated by the enchanting Zuleika, who is visiting her grandfather, the warden of Judas College. As affections spiral out of control, the story culminates in a shocking and dramatic finale during Eights Week, where love leads to unforeseen consequences. (Summary by Andy Minter)

Siendo todo un dandi, Beerbohm elaboró sofisticados dibujos y parodias que fueron únicas al plasmar con bondad cualquier actitud pedante, artificial o absurda de sus famosos y bien vestidos contemporáneos.

Zuleika Dobson, full title Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story, is a 1911 novel by Max Beerbohm, a satire of undergraduate life at Oxford. It was his only novel, but was nonetheless very successful. This satire includes the famous line "Death cancels all engagements" and presents a corrosive view of Edwardian Oxford. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked Zuleika Dobson 59th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. The book largely employs a third-person narrator limited to the character of Zuleika (pronounced "Zu-lee-ka", not "Zu-like-a"), then shifting to ...

אולי רציתם לפרוש מהחיים לשעתיים ולקרוא יצירה אינטנסיבית ומשעשעת, קופצנית ואירונית, מלאת חמלה ואלגנטיות, שנגמרת בפתרון עלילתי מושלם? קחו לכם את "הצבוע המאושר" של...

Step into a whimsical, prehistoric England where myths come alive and bravery is a matter of perspective. The Dreadful Dragon of Hay Hill by Max Beerbohm is a delightful satirical fable that blends gentle humor with timeless themes of courage, self-discovery, and community.

Theatre Royal. The very name summons up something of grandeur and eloquence. And it was. Hosted by Laurence Olivier, these big-name productions also included the creme de la creme of acting talents from John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson and Orson Welles to Trevor Howard, Michael Redgrave and Olivier himself. They were based on works by the world's leading authors, among them Charles Dickens, Henry James, Oscar Wilde and Anton Chekhov. These are but a few of whose company we shall be keeping as we raise the curtain on our first instalment of theatrical history.

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Cuenta la trágica historia de un amigo y colega de nombre Enoch Soames. Soames es un contemporáneo del Beerbohm más joven; un camarada de ingresos seguros pero moderados, que vive de una anualidad heredada, y un desdichado y desconocido aspirante a poeta. A lo largo de la historia, es el autor y editor de una sucesión de libros de poemas sin éxito. Su aspecto se describe como "débil" y no genera gran impresión, a excepción de su hábito persistente de llevar siempre una capa gris impermeable particular y un sombrero negro suave.