She rhymes with Topeka .....

[dfloyd]

When I get to bogged down with heavy classical reading, it seems some Muse, perhaps Clio or Melponeme, gives me guerdon by letting me discover a delightful novel as a respite from the heavier classical reading. This has happened over the years as I discovered novels like The Prisoner of Zenda, Scaramouch, Mysterious Island, A Tramp Abroad, and Camille. Now I have discovered a delightful book yclept Zuleika Dobson, or an Oxford Romance, the essayist and caracturist Max Beerbohm's only novel. It is original and delightful. I won't tell you anything about it because I don't want to spoil a single sentence for you. I'll just say it's a book everyone should read because of its uniqueness. A love story, yet a satire. Those who have read it, please post without giving away any secrets. Those who haven't, rush to your library or Amazon.com, get it, and read it.

[janesmith]

I've heard mention of this novel before but never got round to reading it. You've persuaded me. It'll be next on my reading list. Thanks.

[dfloyd]

You'll love Zuleika. Since Beerbohm went to Oxford, he was able to write a satire which is some of the funniest stuff I've ever read. Graduating from Oxford just made it all the better.

[kasie]

Zuleika is a one-off - I read it years ago and was disappointed to find Beerbohm didn't write another in the same vein, it was such a rich source of wicked humour.