Strange, when you come to think of it, that of all the coun… - Max Beerbohm

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Strange, when you come to think of it, that of all the countless folk who have lived before our time on this planet not one is known in history or in legend as having died of laughter.

Max Beerbohm

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Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm (24 August 1872 – 20 May 1956) was an English writer and caricaturist.

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Birth Name: Henry Maximilian Beerbohm

Alternative Names: Sir Max Beerbohm • Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm • Sir Beerbohm • Gerd Beerbohm

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