Aldous Huxley

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In one, compact volume, Aldous Huxley's popular and influential classic novels & short stories: Crome Yellow; Antinc Hay; Brave New World; Mortal Coils; Uncle Spencer & Other short stories. Crome Yellow is a witty satirical novel that follows a young, insecure poet named Denis Stone during an eccentric house party at an English country estate, where he struggles with unrequited love and observes the absurd conversations, philosophies, and pretensions of the assembled intellectuals. Antic Hay is a biting satire that follows Theodore Gumbril, an unfulfilled schoolteacher who moves to London [0.6.1, to market pneumatic trousers, joining a disillusioned, hedonistic circle of bohemian intellectuals and artists aimlessly drifting through post-World War I society. Brave New World is a chilling dystopian novel about a futuristic society that trades true freedom, art, and individuality for artificial happiness, mass consumerism, and strict genetic control. Mortal Coils is a collection of witty short stories, a novelette, and a play that satirically explores human absurdities, romantic entanglements, and the inevitable disappointments of life. Uncle Spencer recounts the life of an aging World War I veteran who reflects on his formative imprisonment in France and his lifelong quest to reconnect with a lost love he met behind bars & Other short stories are "Cynthia", "Eupompus Gave Splendour to Art of Numbers", "The Bookshop", "The Death of Lully" & "Young Archimedes".