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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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laugh out loud
I found this book at a local book sale and gave it to a neighbor who had just been to Great Britain and was enjoying their limericks.I loved it so much, I had to find one for myself.It's a great book to put in the bathroom if you're not worried about someone hearing you laugh. ... Read more

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Aubrey Vincent Beardsley, illustrator and writer, was the most notorious and outstanding artist of thefin de siècle. His disturbing erotic drawings shocked the sensibilities of the Victorians and his friendship and collaboration with Oscar Wilde has secured his place in the pantheon of great artists of the 19th century. Jaques-Emile Blanche's portrait of Bearsley, his face 'like a silver hatchet', is the enduring image of this fabulously talented man who died at the age of just 25. Beardsley's most important illustrations were for Wilde's Salome, Popes The Rape of the Lock, The Lysistrata of Aristophanes and Jonson's Valpone. He was art editor of the hugely influential Yellow Book from which he was dismissed following the arrest of Wilde becoming thereafter the creative editor of the 'Savoy' magazine. He went on to write the highly erotic romance The Story of Venus and Tannhauser which was published in an unexpurgated version as Under the Hill.This extraordinary man created some of the most striking and enduring images of the last one hundred years. His influence on Oscar Wilde and his circle was profound and his achievements in such a short life is one of the great literary and artistic stories of the 19th century. ... Read more

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The Perfect Introduction to Beardsley's Life and Work
A quick read, and packed with wonderful photographs and drawings, this book is a great treat for the new Beardsley fan.This book re-opened my eyes to his work, and broadened my horizons, as to who he was, and the life that he led.In other words, it laid the foundation for my further studies of Aubrey Beardsley, and his artistic contribution to the world.

The information is thorough and accurate, and the images are a joy to behold - so much so, in fact, that I purchased a second copy for the sole purpose of cutting out and framing them, for hanging in my drawing studio.Also, the brief nature of the book is helpful, in that it doesn't require the reader to commit, as is necessary for a longer biography.It serves as an ideal introduction.I would strongly recommend it, however, to both those who have just discovered Beardsley, and those who have long loved Beardsley's work. ... Read more

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This volume is an interdisciplinary study of the influence of the operas, writing, and personality of Richard Wagner (1813-1883) on the work of Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898). In exploring Beardsley's often iconoclastic versions--or perversions--of Wagner's work Aubrey Beardsley and British Wagernism in the 1890s aims to investigate the role of Wagnerism with "fin-de-siecle" British culture, in particular the relations between Wagnerism and contemporary decadence. ... Read more

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Written in the form of confessional letters to a French priest, this novel weaves fictional incidents into the biographical facts of the life of Aubrey Beardsley to present a portrait of a modern artist who challenged the hypocrisies of Victorian England - and was made to suffer for it. ... Read more

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I'm not a prude but...
I'm not sure that The Confessions of Aubrey Beardsley was based on his life at all.Written in the form of a pseudo autobiography by Beardsley, it includes descriptions of Aubrey Beardsley the child being molested by an elderly patron of the arts and having sex with the family maid.And the story line progresses in much the same way through his adult hood.

This book is so crammed with smut.I'm sure if half this stuff were true I would have read about it elsewhere.Its not like the sex stuff is likely to be left out of a biography.I want footnotes!!!

Basically The Confessions of Aubrey Beardsley is a collection of smut tied to a famous person's name.Avoid it at all costs.Since Bearsley looked to the 1700's as the peak of aesthetic taste, follow his lead and start with the Marquise de Sade.Or just find a newsgroup that caters to you.

Gack!!I wasted my time here. ... Read more

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Subjects: Science fiction, EnglishNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Aubrey Beardsley lived the life of a decadent, and hisart--witty, irreverent, grotesque--often shocked late-Victoriansensibilities. His work was also sublimely elegant, and his stylish,suggestive illustrations for Oscar Wilde's Salome, and forThe Studio, The Yellow Book, and The Savoy werewidely admired throughout Europe and America. In Peter Raby's newbook, Beardsley's brief, meteoric career is placed in the context ofthe remarkable age in which he lived. Complemented by numerousreproductions of his work, it presents a captivating portrait of theartist and the last decade of the 19th century. Peter Raby is theauthor of Bright Paradise, Samuel Butler, and TheCambridge Companion to Oscar Wilde. ... Read more

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"A Pious Bacchanal"--A Labor of Love
It would hardly be proper for me to write a true review of "A Pious Bacchanal," but perhaps a few personal words will suffice. As editor and widow of the author, Daniel Orth Bell, Ph.D., I was involved with every aspect of the book's creation, from title page to index.Daniel, myself and our daughter Katie lived and breathed the wonderful drawings of Mr. Beardsley and Mr. Flaxman for over a decade.In fact, at the age of five, the works of these fascinating, if eccentric, British geniuses were probably as familiar to Katie as the characters of "Sesame Street".But though the manuscript itself was nearly done, the tragic death of my husband at the age of 41 left many details incomplete.As a tribute to Daniel's indomitable spirit, I vowed to finish what he could not, and with Katie's help, the book went to press at last.Never before linked by any art historian, Flaxman and Beardsley are compared with skill and empathy.The health problems and deep spiritual questions these artists faced are examined in depth, and Beardsley scholars in particular will derive a plethora of new insights from "A Pious Bacchanal".In every sense of the phrase, this book was a labor of love, and it is my fondest hope that readers across the world will give it the acclaim it truly deserves.Thank you! ... Read more