# Zuleika Dobson — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm.

- [Note to the 1922 Edition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/note-to-the-1922-edition.md): Max Beerbohm reflects on the pronunciation of Zuleika's name, noting that after the book's 1911 publication, many London acquaintances referred to her as 'Zu-like-a,' a pronunciation he disapproves of, preferring 'Zu-lee
- [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/epigraph.md): The chapter consists solely of the dedication 'Illi Almae Matri', which translates to 'To the Nourishing Mother' or 'To the Alma Mater', indicating a tribute to Oxford University.
- [Zuleika Dobson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/zuleika-dobson.md): The novel introduces Zuleika Dobson, a beautiful and famous young woman who arrives at Oxford and captivates the undergraduates, particularly the Duke of Dorset, leading to a series of romantic and tragic events.
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/i.md): Zuleika Dobson arrives at Oxford station and is greeted by her grandfather, the Warden of Judas College. Her beauty captivates the undergraduates, causing them to neglect their own relatives. As she rides through Oxford,
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/ii.md): This chapter delves into Zuleika Dobson's inner life, contrasting her with the shepherdess Marcella from Cervantes. Unlike Marcella, who boasted she could never love, Zuleika is of passionate fibre and yearns to love a y

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- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [The Concert and the Aftermath](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [Chapter XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/xiv.md)
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/xv.md)
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/xvi.md)
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/xvii.md)
- [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/xviii.md)
- [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/xix.md)
- [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/xx.md)
- [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/xxi.md)
- [Chapter XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/xxii.md)
- [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/xxiii.md)
- [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/xxiv.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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