| Timeline |
| 1872 |
Born 21 August in Brighton |
| 1879 |
Diagnosed as tubercular and sent away to a small school at Hurstpierpoint in Sussex |
| 1883 |
Lives in London with family for a year
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| 1884 |
Together with sister, sent to live with an aunt in Brighton |
| 1885 |
Boards at a grammar school for boys in Brighton |
| 1888 |
Leaves school, joins family in London |
| 1889 |
Works as a clerk at the Guardian Life and Fire Insurance Office |
| 1891 |
Meets Burne-Jones and is encouraged by him to pursue a career in art |
| 1891 |
Sporadic attendance at the Westminster School of Art |
| 1892 |
Is commissioned to illustrate Morte d'Arthur, the rate is such that he can leave his job as a clerk |
| 1893 |
Publication of The Studio featuring Aubrey's work brings him instant fame |
| 1893 |
Purchases a house with his sister at 114 Cambridge Street in Pimlico |
| 1894 |
April - first edition of The Yellow Book |
| 1894 |
Oscar Wilde's Salome, illustrated by Beardsley, is published |
| 1895 |
Arrest of Oscar Wilde on charges of 'committing indecent acts' - Aubrey is dismissed by Lane who is under pressure to rid the organisation of all 'decadent' influences |
| 1895 |
July - moves into the 'bachelor's chambers' that once belonged to Oscar Wilde at 10-11 St James Place |
| 1896 |
January - First issue of The Savoy comes out - the press is unenthusiastic. Ill health plagues him throughout the year, and his contributions to The Savoy drop dramatically |
| 1897 |
A Book of Fifty Drawings is published |
| 1897 |
Ben Jonson's Volpone published, illustrated by Aubrey |
| 1897 |
Much of this year is spent moving place to place, looking for relief from the ever-consuming tuberculosis |
| 1898 |
Dies 16 March of consumption |
