Antic Hay [electronic resource]
Huxley, Aldous, 1894-19632008
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WITH A FOREWORD BY DAVID LODGE When inspiration leads Theodore Gumbril to design a type of pneumatic trouser cushion to ease the discomfort of sedentary life, he decides the time has come to give up teaching and seek his fortune in the metropolis. He soon finds himself caught up in the hedonistic world of his friends Mercaptan, Lypiatt and the thoroughly civilised Myra Viveash, and his burning ambitions begin to lose their urgency. . . Wickedly funny and deliciously barbed, Antic Hay epitomises the glittering neuroticism of the twenties.
Main title:
Antic Hay [electronic resource] / Aldous Huxley
Author:
Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Random House, 2008
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1 online resource (1 text file)
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Mode of access: Internet
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Aldous Huxley came to literary fame in 1921 with his first novel, <i jquery11110762538854864053="204">Crome Yellow. With the novels <i jquery11110762538854864053="205">Antic Hay, <i jquery11110762538854864053="206">Those Barren Leaves and <i jquery11110762538854864053="207">Point Counter Point, Huxley quickly established a reputation for bright, brilliant satires that ruthlessly passed judgement on the shortcomings of contemporary society. In later life, exploration of the inner life through mysticism and hallucinogenic drugs dominated Huxley's writing, including his first-person account of experiencing mescaline in <i jquery11110762538854864053="208">The Doors of Perception. Aldous Huxley died in 1963.
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9781407020891
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English
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2825678