# The Bibliography of the Works of Max Beerbohm explained — The Works of Max Beerbohm

> Chapter companion for The Works of Max Beerbohm by Max Beerbohm.

## What happens

This chapter presents a chronological bibliography of Max Beerbohm's published works from 1886 to 1896, listing his early writings, caricatures, and contributions to periodicals such as The Yellow Book, The Sketch, and Pick-Me-Up, with notes on reprints and parodies.

## Themes in this chapter

### Dandyism and Aestheticism

The bibliography includes works like 'Dandies and Dandies' and 'A Defence of Cosmetics,' central to Beerbohm's exploration of dandyism and aesthetic ideals.

### The Artist as Detached Observer

Beerbohm's caricatures and critical notes, such as 'A Note on George the Fourth,' exemplify his role as a detached, ironic observer of society.

## Character check-ins

### Max Beerbohm

Subject of the bibliography; author of all listed works.

### Aubrey Beardsley

Mentioned in a caricature title and as subject of a wood engraving.

### Mr. Tree

Mentioned as subject of a caricature and a wood engraving.

### King George IV

Subject of a caricature and a note in The Yellow Book.

### Mr. Oscar Wilde

Subject of a caricature in Pick-Me-Up.

### Lord Randolph Churchill

Subject of a caricature in Pick-Me-Up.

## Key lines

> A bitter cry of complaint against the dullness of the school paper.

A harsh complaint about the school newspaper's lack of excitement.

_Describes Beerbohm's first published letter in The Carthusian._

> A parody of this appeared under the title of 'A Phalse Note on George the Fourth,' in Punch, October 27, 1894, p. 204.

A parody of Beerbohm's note on George IV was published in Punch later that month.

_Indicates the cultural impact and immediate parody of Beerbohm's work._

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