# The Works of Max Beerbohm — Chapters explained

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

- [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/chapters/epigraph.md): The epigraph presents a portrait of the author as a scholar, quietly assured in his achievements and resolute in his intention not to offend.
- [The Works of Max Beerbohm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/chapters/the-works-of-max-beerbohm.md): A bibliographic overview of Max Beerbohm's published works, compiled by John Lane, highlighting the author's literary output and the cultural context of his dandyism and aestheticism.
- [Dandies and Dandies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/chapters/dandies-and-dandies.md): Beerbohm reflects on the philosophy and practice of dandyism, arguing that the true dandy is an artist who works within the conventions of his age, exemplified by the legacy of Beau Brummell. He contrasts Brummell's rest
- [A Good Prince](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/chapters/a-good-prince.md): The narrator describes an encounter with a young prince in the Green Park, praising his serene demeanor and the public's adoration. The prince's life is portrayed as simple and blameless, with only a single scandalous in
- [1880](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/chapters/1880.md): The author reflects on the social and aesthetic transformation of English society around 1880, marking the rise of the Aesthetic movement, the Mashers, and the convergence of art and high society. He critiques the limita

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- [King George the Fourth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/chapters/king-george-the-fourth.md)
- [The Pervasion of Rouge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/chapters/the-pervasion-of-rouge.md)
- [Poor Romeo!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/chapters/poor-romeo.md)
- [Diminuendo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/chapters/diminuendo.md)
- [The Bibliography of the Works of Max Beerbohm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/chapters/the-bibliography-of-the-works-of-max-beerbohm.md)
- [Personalia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/chapters/personalia.md)
- [Portraits of Mr. Max Beerbohm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/chapters/portraits-of-mr-max-beerbohm.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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