The Prince of Minor Writers: The Selected Essays of Max Beerbohm
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AN NYRB CLASSICS ORIGINAL
Virginia 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... More
Virginia 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... More
Book Information
Publisher | New York Review Books Classics |
Binding | Paperback (2 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 432 |
ISBN-10 | 1590178289 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1590178287 |
Publication Date | 06/02/2015 |
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