"Enoch Soames: A Memory of the Eighteen-Nineties" is a short story by Max Beerbohm. It presents an intriguing blend of reality and imagination. It narrates the life of Enoch Soames, a fictional poet from the 1890s. Soames makes a deal with the devil to venture one hundred years into the future, with the hope of finding out if his work gained any recognition. This semi-autobiographical tale portrays Beerbohm's own experiences and reflections from that era.
