A Peep Into the PastSir Max Beerbohm
A Peep Into the Past
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Original author: 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.
A Peep Into the Past, by Sir Max Beerbohm. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #67604.
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