The novels, short stories, and essays of the English author Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894-1963) explore crucial questions of science, religion, and philosophy.Aldous Huxley was born into a family of int...
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Novelist and essayist Aldous Huxley has been described by New Statesman contributor V. S. Pritchett as "that rare being--the prodigy, the educable young man, the perennial asker of unusual questions."...
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Tall, witty, charismatic, conspicuously handsome, a polymath, Aldous Huxley was an intellectual lighthouse for over forty years. He wrote poetry; drama; screenplays; journalism; biography; social, s...
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It has often been argued that even in his fiction Aldous Leonard Huxley never ceased to be the essayist. To the extent that, from Crome Yellow (1921) onward, he shared Thomas Love Peacock's interest i...
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Among intellectuals Aldous Huxley 's reputation as a novelist flourished in the 1920s. His literary accomplishments span many genres: poetry, essays, plays, journalism, historical studies, travel wor...
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Aldous Huxley earned widespread attention in the 1920s as a promising young fiction writer who wrote brilliant and scathing stories about British writers and intellectuals gathered around socialite Ot...
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For four decades Aldous Huxley was a major figure in the literary mainstream, yet he is now chiefly remembered for a novel that is, by any definition, science fiction. In this respect his position is ...
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Critical Essay by Robert E. Kuehn
Aldous Huxley's career resembles that of several other eminent twentieth-century writers: he began as an enfant terrible and ended as a sage…. Each of ...
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Critical Essay by Jerome Meckier
[Island] embodies a collection of the right responses to problems that the brave new world handled badly. But there is even more to the novel than that. Unlike News f...
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Critical Essay by Donald J. Watt
Island (1962), Huxley's last novel, presents as many facets of his comprehensive vision for man and community as he was able to commit to print before his deat...
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Area: 28,370 sq km (10,954 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 482,000Capital:
Honiara
Chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by
Governor-General Sir Nathaniel
Waena
Head of government:
Pri...
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DEAR SUSAN: Let me start by saying I'm all for meeting men in groups that share a common interest. Good idea. However, you may not realize the dynamic in the Long Island region. There are NO YOUNG ...
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A panel of experts convened by the Municipal Art Society (MAS) will meet Wednesday night to discuss the forthcoming transformation of Coney Island.
Noticably missing from the debate: Thor Equities ...
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Abandoned and fallen into disuse for decades, a significant piece of American immigrant history is reopening on Ellis Island following extensive restoration.Parts of the island were opened to the p...
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A jury of 12 Norfolk Islanders was sworn in Monday for the tiny South Pacific island's first murder trial since it was settled 151 years ago by descendants of the HMS Bounty mutineers.New Zealander...
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The bumper stickers _ "Independence Day 07 01 07 Chebeague Island ME" _ began showing up a couple of weeks ago, along with T-shirts proclaiming "Town of Chebeague Island, est. July 1, 2007."While t...
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New York Islanders defenseman Radek Martinek broke a foot and will be out of action for four weeks.Martinek, one of New York's top defensemen this season, was injured Tuesday night during the Islan...
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Some people collect stamps. Christine Svenningsen collects small islands.The widow, whose private ways and extravagant tastes in real estate have tongues wagging along Connecticut's coast, has spen...
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Aldous Leonard Huxley
Aldous Huxley
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Critical Essay by Robert E. Kuehn
Solomon Islands
