Aubrey BeardsleyThis richly illustrated paperback book explores the intense and prolific career of illustrator Aubrey Beardsley. Beardsleys subversive, sinuous black and white drawings and his own complex persona became synonymous with decadence before his career was cut short when he died of tuberculosis aged 25. In his work he alighted on the perverse and erotic aspects of life and legend, shocking audiences with his bizarre sense of humour and fascination with the