A Peep Into the Past by Sir Max Beerbohm
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"A Peep Into the Past" by Sir Max Beerbohm is an essay written in 1893-1894 and privately printed in 1923. This satirical piece imagines Oscar Wilde—then at the height of his fame—as a staid, elderly recluse living quietly in Chelsea with a suspicious parade of page-boys. Beerbohm's cutting commentary lampoons Wilde's social aspirations and club life, creating a darkly prophetic portrait. Originally intended for The Yellow Book, the essay was withheld, possibly
due to the impending Wilde scandal that would soon consume Victorian society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872-1956 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 46028535 |
| Title | A Peep Into the Past |
| Original Publication | United States: M. Harzof,1923. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Peep_into_the_Past |
| Credits | Donald Cummings from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 62.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 67604 |
| Release Date | Mar 10, 2022 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 421 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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