Aldous Leonard Huxley (July 26, 1894 – November 22, 1963) was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family. He spent the latter part of his life in the United States, living in Los Angeles from 1937 until his death in 1963. Best known for his novels and wide-ranging output of essays, he also published short stories, poetry, travel writing, and film stories and scripts. Through his novels and essays Huxley functioned as an examiner and sometimes critic of social mores, norms and ideals. Huxley was a humanist but was also interested towards the end of his life in spiritual subjects such as parapsychology and philosophical mysticism . By the end of his life Huxley was considered, in some academic circles, a leader of modern thought and an intellectual of the highest rank.
<p>Aldous Huxley was born in Godalming, Surrey, England. He was the third son of the writer and professional herbalist Leonard Huxley by his first wife, Julia Arnold, the niece...
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Island
1961
Island (ISBN 0-06-008549-5) is a novel by Aldous Huxley that was first published in 1962. It is the account of Will Farnaby, a cynical journalist and would-be poet who is shipwrecked on the fiction...
The Genius and the Goddess
1954
The Genius and the Goddess is a novel by Aldous Huxley that was first published in 1955. It is the fictional account of John Rivers, a student physicist in the 1920s who was hired out of college as...
The Devils of Loudun
1951
The Devils Of Loudun, a non-fiction book by Aldous Huxley, was first published in 1952. It is a historical account of demonic possession, superstition and religious fanaticism in seventeenth-centur...
Ape and Essence
1947
Ape and Essence is a novel by Aldous Huxley, published in 1948. It is set in a dystopia, similar to Brave New World, Huxley's more famous work. It is largely a satire of the rise of large-scale war...
After Many a Summer
1938
After Many a Summer is a novel by Aldous Huxley. Originally published in 1939, it tells the story of a Hollywood millionaire fearing his impending death. The novel was retitled After Many a Summer ...
Eyeless in Gaza
1935
Eyeless in Gaza is a dense novel by Aldous Huxley, first published in 1936. The title originates from a phrase in John Milton's Samson Agonistes. Its chapters are not ordered chronologically. Aldou...
Brave New World
1931
Brave New World is a novel by Aldous Huxley, first published in 1932. Set in London in 2540 (or AF 632), the novel anticipates developments in reproductive technology, biological engineering, and s...
Those Barren Leaves
1924
Those Barren Leaves is a satirical novel by Aldous Huxley, published in 1925. Stripping the pretensions of those who claim a spot among the culturally elite, it is the story of Mrs. Aldwinkle and h...
Antic Hay
1922
Antic Hay is a comic novel by Aldous Huxley, published in 1923. The story takes place in London, and depicts the aimless or self-absorbed cultural elite in the sad and turbulent times following the...
Mortal Coils
1921
Mortal coils is an archaic term, meaning the activities and troubles of life. The stories themselves concern themselves with some sort of trouble, normally of an amorous nature, and often ending wi...
Crome Yellow
1920
Crome Yellow is the first novel by British author Aldous Huxley. It was published in 1921. In the book, Huxley satirises the fads and fashions of the time. It is the witty story of a house party at...
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