Enoch Soames: A Memory of the Eighteen-Nineties
1916
Enoch Soames: A Memory of the Eighteen-Nineties
1916
Enoch Soames: A Memory of the Eighteen-Nineties is a satirical novella by Sir Max Beerbohm, first published in 1916. Set in the late Victorian era, it follows Enoch Soames, a fictional poet who makes a pact with the devil to discover his future literary legacy. The story critiques artistic ambition and the fleeting nature of fame, revealing Soames's tragic realization that he is remembered only in derision. This work blends fiction with literary criticism, offering a poignant commentary on the struggles of recognition in the literary world.
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“The reading-room?"“Of the British Museum. I go there every day.”“You do? I've only been there once. I'm afraid I found it rather a depressing place. It”
— Max, Sir Beerbohm
“Κανένας που δεν έχει χάσει τη ματαιοδοξία του δεν μπορεί να θεωρηθεί ότι έχει αποτύχει τελείως.””
— Max, Sir Beerbohm
“- En la Vida y en el Arte -dijo- lo que importa es un final inevitable””
— Max, Sir Beerbohm
“It was Milton,” he certificatively added, “who converted me to diabolism.”“Diabolism? Oh, yes? Really?” said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion. “You”
— Max, Sir Beerbohm
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