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Nobody could predict the consequences when ravishing Zuleika Dobson arrives at Oxford to visit her grandfather, the college warden. Formerly a governess, she has landed on the occupation of illusionist, and thanks to her overwhelming beauty - and to a lesser extent her professional... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

"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,... Read Full Overview

That old bell, presage of a train, had just sounded through Oxford station; and the undergraduates who were waiting there, gay figures in tweed or flannel, moved to the margin of the platform and gazed idly up the line. Young and careless, in the glow of the afternoon sunshine,... Read Full Overview

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time

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 satire, Beerbohm skewers the absurdities of academic life and explores the nature of... Read Full Overview

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 domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Zuleika Dobson An Oxford Love Story By Max Beerbohm Zuleika Dobson is a stunningly attractive young woman of the Edwardian era, a true femme fatale, who is a prestidigitator by profession, formerly a governess. Zuleika's current occupation (though, more importantly, perhaps,... Read Full Overview