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Zuleika Dobson is a highly accomplished and superbly written book whose spirit is farcical, said E. M. Forster. It is a great work—the most consistent achievement of fantasy in our t… More...

Zuleika Dobson is a highly accomplished and superbly written book whose spirit is farcical, said E. M. Forster. It is a great work—the most consistent achievement of fantasy in our time . . . so funny and charming, so iridescent yet so profound. Originally published in 1911, Max Beerbohm's sparklingly wicked satire concerns the unlikely events that occur when a femme fatale briefly enters the supremely privileged, all-male domain of Judas Col-lege, Oxford. A conjurer by profession, Zuleika Dobson can only love a man who is impervious to her considerable charms: a circumstance that proves fatal, as any number of love-smitten suitors are driven to suicide by the damsel's rejection. Laced with memorable one-liners (Death cancels all engagements, utters the first casualty) and inspired throughout by Beerbohm's rococo imagination, this lyrical evocation of Edwardian undergraduate life at Oxford has, according to Forster, a beauty unattainable by serious literature. I read Zuleika Dobson with pleasure, recalled Bertrand Russell. It represents the Oxford that the two World Wars have destroyed with a charm that is not likely to be reproduced anywhere in the world for the next thousand years. Digital Content>E-books>Romance>Contemporary Romance>Contemporary Romance, Enhanced Media Publishing Digital >16<

ISBN: 9781365651892

This satirical novel of life and love at Oxford University is one of the Modern Library’s 100 Best Novels Max Beerbohm’s only novel is a comic masterpiece set in the privilege… More...

This satirical novel of life and love at Oxford University is one of the Modern Library’s 100 Best Novels Max Beerbohm’s only novel is a comic masterpiece set in the privileged environs of Judas College, Oxford. When beautiful prestidigitator Zuleika Dobson gains admittance to the all-male campus, romance is suddenly in the air. But the smitten undergraduates are out of luck, because this femme fatale can only love a man unaffected by her charms.   The snobbish and taciturn Duke of Dorset appears up to the challenge, but his wall of indifference crumbles when Zuleika falls for him. She immediately rejects him for reciprocating her feelings, of course, and the Duke is driven to despair. He resolves to kill himself to teach her a lesson, but one small problem remains: Zuleika thinks suicide is romantic—and every lovesick undergraduate at Oxford is dying to agree with her.   This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. Digital Content>E-books>Romance>Contemporary Romance>Contemporary Romance, Enhanced Media Publishing Digital >16<

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