"A Christmas Garland" by Sir Max Beerbohm is a series of clever and amusing stories and essays from the early 1900s, all centered around Christmas. The book uses wit and sharp observations to playfully examine Christmas traditions and people's behaviors during the holidays. It starts with the author thinking about his life as a writer, setting the stage for the variety of tales to come. We meet characters like Keith Tantalus and his sister Eva, who show us innocent and complicated feelings as they experience Christmas morning, highlighting wanting things, family ties, and the magical feeling of being a child. These thoughtful looks at people and situations introduce the different stories, each one analyzing different parts of Christmas and what it means to be human during that time.
A Christmas Garland
By Max Beerbohm
Experience the holidays through a funhouse mirror, where quirky characters and clever wit expose the hilarious truths hidden beneath the tinsel and traditions.
Summary
About the AuthorSir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm was an English essayist, parodist and caricaturist under the signature Max. He first became known in the 1890s as a dandy and a humorist. He was the drama critic for the Saturday Review from 1898 until 1910, when he relocated to Rapallo, Italy. In his later years he was popular for his occasional radio broadcasts. Among his best-known works is his only novel, Zuleika Dobson, published in 1911. His caricatures, drawn usually in pen or pencil with muted watercolour tinting, are in many public collections.
Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm was an English essayist, parodist and caricaturist under the signature Max. He first became known in the 1890s as a dandy and a humorist. He was the drama critic for the Saturday Review from 1898 until 1910, when he relocated to Rapallo, Italy. In his later years he was popular for his occasional radio broadcasts. Among his best-known works is his only novel, Zuleika Dobson, published in 1911. His caricatures, drawn usually in pen or pencil with muted watercolour tinting, are in many public collections.
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