Aubrey Beardsley
British illustrator and author (1872–1898)
1872–1898, born in Brighton
- Born
- 24 August 1872
- Birthplace
- Brighton
- Died
- 16 March 1898
From their work
Pope has more virulence and less vehemence than any of the great satirists. His character of Sporus is the perfection of satirical writing. The very sound of words scarify before the sense strikes.
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