Mastodawn

Oh, I will have to read those James and Conrad pastiches by Max Beerbohm. Thank you for your review (subtle and insightful, as ever). I'll order the book from Topping & Company.

The Arnold Bennett piece will be a special bonus. I spent a large part of my younger life in the Stoke area; memories.

#MaxBeerbohm #JosephConrad #HenryJames #ArnoldBennett

Edward Champion Jul 27, 2025

It's been more than a year since I put up a new Modern Library essay, but I rolled up my sleeves this morning and tackled Max Beerbohm's satirical masterpiece, ZULEIKA DOBSON, tying its observations about romantic obsession into the mythical "male loneliness epidemic."

https://www.edrants.com/zuleika-dobson-modern-library-59/

#books #maxbeerbohm #zuleikadobson

Zuleika Dobson (Modern Library #59) - Reluctant Habits

Max Beerbohm's singular novel remains a lively satirical masterpiece, with its musings on romantic obsession probably just as relevant to our time as it was during its original 1911 publication.

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